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pelillo

Spanish, noun/peˈliʝo/

pelillo is spelled P-E-L-I-L-L-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish, the 206,423rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “petty concern, triviality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of pelo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de pelo”.

What does pelillo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinediminutive of pelo

  2. 2

    masculinepetty concern, triviality

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Diminutivo de pelo. 2. Causa insignificante de intranquilidad o desasosiego.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of pelillo

  • pelillos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce pelillo?

  • /peˈliʝo/
  • [peˈli.ʝo]
  • [peˈliʝo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is pelillo in Spanish?

pelillo appears about once in every 33 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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