pirulí
[piɾuˈli]
The verdict
“pirulí” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caramelo duro y colorido, de hasta 10 a 15 cm de alto, de forma cónica o piramidal con punta muy aguda, con un palito en la base que sirve para sostenerlo, y que viene envuelto en papel plástico tr...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pirulí |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [piɾuˈli] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pirulí” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pirulí is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [piɾuˈli]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Caramelo duro y colorido, de hasta 10 a 15 cm de alto, de forma cónica o piramidal con punta muy aguda, con un palito en la base que sirve para sostenerlo, y que viene envuelto en papel plástico tr...".
Zero misspellings are on record for pirulí in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pirulí, spelled P-I-R-U-L-Í.
Definition
- 1Caramelo duro y colorido, de hasta 10 a 15 cm de alto, de forma cónica o piramidal con punta muy aguda, con un palito en la base que sirve para sostenerlo, y que viene envuelto en papel plástico transparente (similar al papel celofán).
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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Using “pirulí”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-I-R-U-L-Í - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [piɾuˈli] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.