pichihuila
[pit͡ʃiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ila]
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.
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pichihuila |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pit͡ʃiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ila] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pichihuila” sits in Spanish frequency
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
- 1(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.
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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.