mirilla

[miˈɾiʝa]

/[miˈɾiʝa]/ noun

The verdict

“mirilla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,244 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,244
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Orificio que tiene la puerta principal de una casa para poder ver quién es el que llama a la puerta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-mirilla · mirilla · Spanish

mirilla · rank #63,244 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,244
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mines

Nearest frequency peer: mines (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mirilla”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mirilla” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mirilla
PropertyValue
Headwordmirilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miˈɾiʝa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,244
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mirilla” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mirillacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mines” (#63,243), “mirones” (#63,245), “milésima” (#63,242). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mirilla” va en #63,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mirilla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,244 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [miˈɾiʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

mirilla doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mirilla, spelled M-I-R-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Orificio que tiene la puerta principal de una casa para poder ver quién es el que llama a la puerta.
  2. 2
    Ventanilla pequeña hecha sobre la puerta principal de una casa con la misma finalidad.
  3. 3
    Abertura pequeña que tienen algunos instrumentos topográficos usada para dirigir la línea visual.

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 "mirilla"?
"mirilla" is spelled M-I-R-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈɾiʝa].
What does "mirilla" mean?
As a noun, "mirilla" means: Orificio que tiene la puerta principal de una casa para poder ver quién es el que llama a la puerta.
How do you pronounce "mirilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mirilla" is [miˈɾiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mirilla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list