pirihuín
[piɾiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ĩn]
The verdict
“pirihuín” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sanguijuela que habita los remansos y aguas quietas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-pirihuin · pirihuín · Spanish
pirihuín · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | pirihuín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piɾiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ĩn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “pirihuín” en español
Rare enough to double-check
pirihuín is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [piɾiˈ(ɣ̞)w̝ĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pirihuín in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 pirihuín, spelled P-I-R-I-H-U-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Sanguijuela que habita los remansos y aguas quietas.
- 2(Fasciola hepatica) Parásito vermiforme que ataca el hígado del ganado.
- 3Enfermedad causada por el pirihuín₂ o Fasciola hepatica.
- 4Larva de los batracios.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pirihuín appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Esta enfermedad es causada por la presencia en el hígado de los animales enfermos de un parásito llamado dístoma o pirihuín, que produce centenares de huevos.
Estamos en la época oportuna paca el tratamiento de la DISMATOSIS HEPÁTICA □ ' o pirihuín, con las cápsulas que prepara el INSTITUTO BIOLÓGICO Los pedidos pueden hacerse a CASILLA 537 - SANTIAGO.
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.