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
3,868
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-membrillo · membrillo · Spanish

membrillo · rank #40,952 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,952
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mejicano

Nearest frequency peer: mejicano (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “membrillo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “membrillo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for membrillo
PropertyValue
Headwordmembrillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mẽmˈbɾiʝo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,952
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “membrillo”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).membrillocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “mejicano” (#40,951), “mendigando” (#40,953), “medidos” (#40,950). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “membrillo” va en #40,952. 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 3,868 “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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "membrillo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marqueses#40,945mantengas#40,943manchados#40,938leninismo#40,929

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

lealtades13 variantskilogramo13 variantspatentado13 variantspenetrado13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list