pichihuila

[pit͡ʃiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ila]

/[pit͡ʃiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ila]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Especie de la familia Anatidae, con el cuerpo de color castaño, las alas negras y blancas y el pico rojo. Originaria de América Latina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pichihuila · pichihuila · Spanish

pichihuila · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 pichihuila
PropertyValue
Headwordpichihuila
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pit͡ʃiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ila]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pichihuila” sits in Spanish frequency

pichihuila falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

pichihuila is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pit͡ʃiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ila]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Dendrocygna autumnalis) Especie de la familia Anatidae, con el cuerpo de color castaño, las alas negras y blancas y el pico rojo. Originaria de América Latina.".

pichihuila has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is pichihuila, spelled P-I-C-H-I-H-U-I-L-A.

Definition

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    (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Especie de la familia Anatidae, con el cuerpo de color castaño, las alas negras y blancas y el pico rojo. Originaria de América Latina.

Synonyms

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pichihuila"?
"pichihuila" is spelled P-I-C-H-I-H-U-I-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pit͡ʃiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ila].
What does "pichihuila" mean?
As a noun, "pichihuila" means: (Dendrocygna autumnalis) Especie de la familia Anatidae, con el cuerpo de color castaño, las alas negras y blancas y el pico rojo. Originaria de América Latina.
How do you pronounce "pichihuila"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pichihuila" is [pit͡ʃiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ila]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pichihuila" come from?
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list