molinillo
[moliˈniʝo]
The verdict
“molinillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,979 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,979
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento pequeño para moler.
Corpus desk
Index ES-molinillo · molinillo · Spanish
molinillo · rank #60,979 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,979
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH mongo
Nearest frequency peer: mongo (+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 “molinillo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- microscópic…
microscópicos
39,030 corpus weight
- modulada
modulada
39,024 corpus weight
- molinillo
molinillo
39,022 corpus weight
- mongo
mongo
39,021 corpus weight
- mostremos
mostremos
39,018 corpus weight
- multiverso
multiverso
39,016 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “molinillo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | molinillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [moliˈniʝo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #60,979 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “molinillo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
molinillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,979 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [moliˈniʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for molinillo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is molinillo, spelled M-O-L-I-N-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Instrumento pequeño para moler.
- 2Palillo cilíndrico con una rueda gruesa y dentada en su extremo inferior, que se hace girar a un lado y otro entre las manos extendidas, para batir el chocolate u otras cosas.
- 3Guarnición que se usaba antiguamente en los vestidos.
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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