polvillo
[polˈβ̞iʝo]
The verdict
“polvillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,016 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,016
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6,028
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de polvo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-polvillo · polvillo · Spanish
polvillo · rank #68,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,016
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,028
- PHOTO-FINISH plegarse
Nearest frequency peer: plegarse (-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 “polvillo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- plagadas
plagadas
31,990 corpus weight
- planeador
planeador
31,989 corpus weight
- plasman
plasman
31,987 corpus weight
- plegarse
plegarse
31,986 corpus weight
- polvillo
polvillo
31,985 corpus weight
- pornos
pornos
31,981 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “polvillo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | polvillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [polˈβ̞iʝo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #68,016 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “polvillo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
polvillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,016 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [polˈβ̞iʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
polvillo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is polvillo, spelled P-O-L-V-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Diminutivo de polvo.
- 2Nombre dado a varios hongos que atacan los cereales y otras plantaciones agrícolas.
- 3Bebida de harina de maíz tostado, a la que se le adiciona cacao molido.
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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