palillo de dientes
[paˈliʝo ð̞e ˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es]
The verdict
“palillo de dientes” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Palillo de madera u otro material utilizado para eliminar los restos de comida que pueden alojarse entre los dientes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | palillo de dientes |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [paˈliʝo ð̞e ˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “palillo de dientes” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
palillo de dientes is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [paˈliʝo ð̞e ˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Palillo de madera u otro material utilizado para eliminar los restos de comida que pueden alojarse entre los dientes.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for palillo de dientes in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is palillo de dientes, spelled P-A-L-I-L-L-O- -D-E- -D-I-E-N-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1Palillo de madera u otro material utilizado para eliminar los restos de comida que pueden alojarse entre los dientes.
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 “palillo de dientes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-L-I-L-L-O- -D-E- -D-I-E-N-T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paˈliʝo ð̞e ˈð̞jẽn̪t̪es] (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.