silly
/ˈsɪl.i/
The verdict
“silly” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,377 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,377
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ridículo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-silly · silly · Spanish
silly · rank #60,377 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,377
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH siguieras
Nearest frequency peer: siguieras (-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 “silly”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- siega
siega
39,627 corpus weight
- significas
significas
39,626 corpus weight
- siguieras
siguieras
39,625 corpus weight
- silly
silly
39,624 corpus weight
- simétricas
simétricas
39,622 corpus weight
- sindicado
sindicado
39,621 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “silly” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | silly |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsɪl.i/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,377 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “silly” en español
Rare enough to double-check
silly is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,377 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈsɪl.i/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for silly, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 silly, spelled S-I-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Ridículo.
- 2Tonto.
- 3Irresponsable.
- 4Incauto.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how silly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without sense They call to Egypt, They go to Assyria
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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