padrillo

[paˈð̞ɾiʝo]

/[paˈð̞ɾiʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“padrillo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Animal equino que no ha sido castrado, y que por lo tanto es apto para la reproducción.

Corpus desk

Index ES-padrillo · padrillo · Spanish

padrillo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for padrillo
PropertyValue
Headwordpadrillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈð̞ɾiʝo]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “padrillo” en español

padrilloqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

padrillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈð̞ɾiʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for padrillo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is padrillo, spelled P-A-D-R-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Animal equino que no ha sido castrado, y que por lo tanto es apto para la reproducción.
  2. 2
    Figurativamente, persona o animal macho de gran capacidad sexual.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "padrillo"?
"padrillo" is spelled P-A-D-R-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈð̞ɾiʝo].
What does "padrillo" mean?
As a noun, "padrillo" means: Animal equino que no ha sido castrado, y que por lo tanto es apto para la reproducción.
How do you pronounce "padrillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "padrillo" is [paˈð̞ɾiʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "padrillo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list