novillo

/[noˈβ̞iʝo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,475

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

novillo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Bovino macho destetado y menor de tres años. Pronounced [noˈβ̞iʝo]. Often confused with novio and novillos.

Key facts for novillo
PropertyValue
Headwordnovillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[noˈβ̞iʝo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,475
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for novillo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [noˈβ̞iʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,475 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for novillo, with forms such as "nnovillo", "nobillo", and "noivllo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "novio", "novillos", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 novillo, spelled N-O-V-I-L-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bovino macho destetado y menor de tres años.
  2. 2
    En particular, el bovino macho castrado destinado a la alimentación humana.
  3. 3
    Carne de este animal empleada en alimentación.
  4. 4
    Varón que es objeto de infidelidad por parte de su pareja.
  5. 5
    Tipo especial de res de lidia que no alcanza el nivel exigido para la corrida de toros.
  6. 6
    Cría macho de la vaca.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnovillo,nobillo,noivllo,novilo,novilol,novlilo,novvillo,nvoillo,onvillo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for novillo

Misspelling Variants of "novillo"

nnovillo8nobillo7noivllo7novilo6novilol7novlilo7novvillo8nvoillo7
Misspelling Variants of "novillo"

Frequency rank: #45,475 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "novillo"?
"novillo" is spelled N-O-V-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [noˈβ̞iʝo].
What does "novillo" mean?
As a noun, "novillo" means: Bovino macho destetado y menor de tres años.
What words are commonly confused with "novillo"?
"novillo" is commonly confused with "novio", "novillos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "novillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "novillo" is [noˈβ̞iʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "novillo" come from?
"novillo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.