nudillo
[nuˈð̞iʝo]
The verdict
“nudillo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte dorsal de las articulaciones de los dedos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nudillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [nuˈð̞iʝo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nudillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nudillo is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nuˈð̞iʝo]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for nudillo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is nudillo, spelled N-U-D-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Parte dorsal de las articulaciones de los dedos
- 2Punto invertido con que se cosen las medias
- 3Tocho de madera encajado en la mampostería para clavar al mismo otros elementos
- 4Carta plegada en forma de nudo
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nudillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-U-D-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [nuˈð̞iʝo] (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.