molinete

/[moliˈnet̪e]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#71,239

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

molinete is aSpanishnoun. It means: Rueda con aspas que se coloca en la vidriera de una habitación y se hace girar con el fin de renovar el aire Pronounced [moliˈnet̪e].

Key facts for molinete
PropertyValue
Headwordmolinete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moliˈnet̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#71,239
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of molinete in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for molinete is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moliˈnet̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,239 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for molinete in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Spanish patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is molinete, spelled M-O-L-I-N-E-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rueda con aspas que se coloca en la vidriera de una habitación y se hace girar con el fin de renovar el aire
  2. 2
    Juguete que consiste en una varilla corta de caña o madera y en cuyo extremo se sostiene una estrella de papel o plástico que gira al ser impulsada por el viento
  3. 3
    Movimiento giratorio que se realiza con un bastón, espada u objeto similar con el objetivo de defenderse de un ataque
  4. 4
    Torno eléctrico dispuesto horizontalmente en la proa de un barco utilizado para filar y cobrar la cadena o el cabo de fondeo con el ancla en su extremo
  5. 5
    Pase de tauromaquia en que el torero gira en sentido contrario al de la embestida del toro
  6. 6
    Barrera giratoria que da paso a una persona por vez para el control de acceso a un lugar
  7. 7
    En el metegol, acción antirreglamentaria que consiste en hacer girar una vuelta completa a alguna de las varillas propias.

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This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #71,239 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "molinete"?
"molinete" is spelled M-O-L-I-N-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [moliˈnet̪e].
What does "molinete" mean?
As a noun, "molinete" means: Rueda con aspas que se coloca en la vidriera de una habitación y se hace girar con el fin de renovar el aire
How do you pronounce "molinete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "molinete" is [moliˈnet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "molinete" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.