polluelo
[poˈʝwelo]
The verdict
“polluelo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,771 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,771
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cría aviar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-polluelo · polluelo · Spanish
polluelo · rank #75,771 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,771
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH polvareda
Nearest frequency peer: polvareda (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “polluelo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- polarizar
polarizar
24,234 corpus weight
- polemizar
polemizar
24,233 corpus weight
- polifacética
polifacética
24,232 corpus weight
- polluelo
polluelo
24,230 corpus weight
- polvareda
polvareda
24,229 corpus weight
- prairie
prairie
24,225 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “polluelo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polluelo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [poˈʝwelo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #75,771 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “polluelo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
polluelo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,771 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poˈʝwelo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cría aviar.".
polluelo has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is polluelo, spelled P-O-L-L-U-E-L-O.
Definition
- 1Cría aviar.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how polluelo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Por ejemplo, en el cuclillo Cuculus canorus el polluelo eclosiona aproximadamente dos días antes que los de sus padres “adoptivos”».
«De repente, un anterior polluelo salta de las manos de una anciana y comienza a revolotear por la barcaza; muchos tratan de atraparlo y a punto estamos, creo yo, de que vuelque la barcaza».
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).