mirilla
[miˈɾiʝa]
The verdict
“mirilla” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #63,244 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #63,244
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Orificio que tiene la puerta principal de una casa para poder ver quién es el que llama a la puerta.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mirilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [miˈɾiʝa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #63,244 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mirilla” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mirilla is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [miˈɾiʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #63,244 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Orificio que tiene la puerta principal de una casa para poder ver quién es el que llama a la puerta.
- 2Ventanilla pequeña hecha sobre la puerta principal de una casa con la misma finalidad.
- 3Abertura 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.
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Using “mirilla”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-R-I-L-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [miˈɾiʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.