parrilla

/[paˈriʝa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,547

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

parrilla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Utensilio de hierro en forma de rejilla, con mango y pies, para poner a la lumbre lo que se ha de asar o tostar. Pronounced [paˈriʝa]. Often confused with perilla and patilla.

Key facts for parrilla
PropertyValue
Headwordparrilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈriʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,547
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for parrilla is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paˈriʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,547 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for parrilla, with forms such as "aprrilla", "parilla", and "parirlla". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "perilla", "patilla", "patrulla", and more, 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 parrilla, spelled P-A-R-R-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utensilio de hierro en forma de rejilla, con mango y pies, para poner a la lumbre lo que se ha de asar o tostar.
  2. 2
    Armazón de barras de hierro donde, en el hogar de los hornos de reverbero y de las máquinas de vapor, se quema el combustible.
  3. 3
    Armazón entrelazado o rejilla hecha de material duro que se usa para soportar o proteger un objeto.
  4. 4
    Asado de carnes o pescados a la parrilla
  5. 5
    Restaurante especializado en donde se sirven cortes de carne hecha a la parrilla.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aprrilla,parilla,parirlla,parrila,parrilal,parrlila,pparrilla,prarilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for parrilla

Misspelling Variants of "parrilla"

aprrilla8parilla7parirlla8parrila7parrilal8parrlila8pparrilla9prarilla8
Misspelling Variants of "parrilla"

Frequency rank: #10,547 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "parrilla"?
"parrilla" is spelled P-A-R-R-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈriʝa].
What does "parrilla" mean?
As a noun, "parrilla" means: Utensilio de hierro en forma de rejilla, con mango y pies, para poner a la lumbre lo que se ha de asar o tostar.
What words are commonly confused with "parrilla"?
"parrilla" is commonly confused with "perilla", "patilla", "patrulla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "parrilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "parrilla" is [paˈriʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "parrilla" come from?
"parrilla" 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.