regalillo

[reɣ̞aˈliʝo]

/[reɣ̞aˈliʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“regalillo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diminutivo de regalo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-regalillo · regalillo · Spanish

regalillo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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.

Key facts for regalillo
PropertyValue
Headwordregalillo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reɣ̞aˈliʝo]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “regalillo” en español

regalilloqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

regalillo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [reɣ̞aˈliʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diminutivo de regalo.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for regalillo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is regalillo, spelled R-E-G-A-L-I-L-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Diminutivo de regalo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how regalillo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. De seguro que los guardias de la real persona y su capitán el duque de Alagón no se quejaban de falta de pagas, pues este las recibía puntualmente, con la añadidura de mil valiosos regalillos que el Rey por cualquier motivo le hacía ….

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "regalillo"?
"regalillo" is spelled R-E-G-A-L-I-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reɣ̞aˈliʝo].
What does "regalillo" mean?
As a noun, "regalillo" means: Diminutivo de regalo.
How do you pronounce "regalillo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "regalillo" is [reɣ̞aˈliʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "regalillo" come from?
"regalillo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list