patillo
[paˈt̪iʝo]
The verdict
“patillo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de pato.
Corpus desk
Index ES-patillo · patillo · Spanish
patillo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | patillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paˈt̪iʝo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “patillo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
patillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈt̪iʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diminutivo de pato.".
Zero misspellings are on record for patillo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is patillo, spelled P-A-T-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Diminutivo de pato.
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.