membrillo

[mẽmˈbɾiʝo]

/[mẽmˈbɾiʝo]/ noun

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The verdict

“membrillo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,952. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,952
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Cydonia oblonga) Árbol de la familia de las rosáceas originario del Cáucaso y cultivado por sus frutos comestibles. Es una planta con hojas simples, alternas y pubescentes, las flores tienen cinco...

Key facts for membrillo
PropertyValue
Headwordmembrillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mẽmˈbɾiʝo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,952
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “membrillo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). membrillo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around membrillo (IPA [mẽmˈbɾiʝo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,952 among 36,142 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for membrillo, with forms such as "emmbrillo", "mebmrillo", and "membbrillo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is membrillo, spelled M-E-M-B-R-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Cydonia oblonga) Árbol de la familia de las rosáceas originario del Cáucaso y cultivado por sus frutos comestibles. Es una planta con hojas simples, alternas y pubescentes, las flores tienen cinco pétalos y el fruto es un pomo.
  2. 2
    Fruto del membrillo, es un pomo de aspecto piriforme, con piel amarilla, cubierto de una vellosidad fina de color blanquecino. La pulpa es blanco amarillenta, con un aroma intenso, pero muy dura y astringente, por lo que no es usual comerlo crudo, sino en forma de mermelada o en conserva.
  3. 3
    Persona falta de inteligencia o entendimiento.

Synonyms

membrillero

This word in other languages

quince(English)cognassier(Français)Quitte(Deutsch)marmeleiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmbrillo
  • mebmrillo
  • membbrillo
  • membirllo
  • membrilo
  • membrilol
  • membrlilo
  • membrrillo
  • memmbrillo
  • memrbillo
  • memvrillo
  • mmebrillo
  • mmembrillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of membrillo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emmbrillo2mebmrillo2membbrillo1membirllo2membrilo1membrilol2membrlilo2membrrillo1
Edit distance from "membrillo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "membrillo"?
"membrillo" is spelled M-E-M-B-R-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽmˈbɾiʝo].
What does "membrillo" mean?
As a noun, "membrillo" means: (Cydonia oblonga) Árbol de la familia de las rosáceas originario del Cáucaso y cultivado por sus frutos comestibles. Es una planta con hojas simples, alternas y pubescentes, las flores tienen cinco...
What are common misspellings of "membrillo"?
Common misspellings include "emmbrillo", "mebmrillo", "membbrillo", "membirllo", "membrilo". The correct spelling is "membrillo".
How do you pronounce "membrillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "membrillo" is [mẽmˈbɾiʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "membrillo" come from?
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Using “membrillo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-M-B-R-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mẽmˈbɾiʝo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list