tijerilla
[t̪ixeˈɾiʝa]
The verdict
“tijerilla” 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) - Insecto con cercos en forma de pinza, tenaza o tijera en el extremo posterior del cuerpo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-tijerilla · tijerilla · Spanish
tijerilla · 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 "T" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tijerilla |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ixeˈɾiʝa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “tijerilla” en español
Rare enough to double-check
tijerilla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪ixeˈɾiʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tijerilla, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is tijerilla, spelled T-I-J-E-R-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1Insecto con cercos en forma de pinza, tenaza o tijera en el extremo posterior del cuerpo.
- 2Especie de ave paseriforme de América del Sur de 13 centímetros de longitud.
- 3Especie de planta anual perteneciente a la familia Papaveraceae. Es una planta anual de delicado aspecto, glabra, que alcanza un tamaño de hasta un metro de altura, con débiles, a menudo, tallos trepadores.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tijerilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
mucha gente tiene la creencia de que una tijerilla en las proximidades puede decidir entrar a tu oído y cortarte el tímpano con sus temibles pinzas
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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.