maullido

[mawˈʝið̞o]

/[mawˈʝið̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“maullido” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sonido natural del gato, similar a la onomatopeya miau.

Corpus desk

Index ES-maullido · maullido · Spanish

maullido · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for maullido
PropertyValue
Headwordmaullido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mawˈʝið̞o]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “maullido” en español

maullidoestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maullido is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [mawˈʝið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sonido natural del gato, similar a la onomatopeya miau.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maullido, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is maullido, spelled M-A-U-L-L-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sonido natural del gato, similar a la onomatopeya miau.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how maullido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ningún transeúnte, ningún rezagado, ningún vagabundo, ni siquiera el maullido de un gato en celo. Nada

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maullido"?
"maullido" is spelled M-A-U-L-L-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [mawˈʝið̞o].
What does "maullido" mean?
As a noun, "maullido" means: Sonido natural del gato, similar a la onomatopeya miau.
How do you pronounce "maullido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maullido" is [mawˈʝið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maullido" come from?
"maullido" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list