urpilita

[uɾpiˈlit̪a]

/[uɾpiˈlit̪a]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Columbina picui). Ave columbiforme nativa de América del Sur. Es abundante desde Colombia hasta el sur de Argentina y Chile. Su plumaje es poco vistoso; muestra la cabeza grisácea y el dorso gris ...

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Index ES-urpilita · urpilita · Spanish

urpilita · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" 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 urpilita
PropertyValue
Headwordurpilita
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[uɾpiˈlit̪a]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “urpilita” en español

urpilitano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

urpilita is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [uɾpiˈlit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Columbina picui). Ave columbiforme nativa de América del Sur. Es abundante desde Colombia hasta el sur de Argentina y Chile. Su plumaje es poco vistoso; muestra la cabeza grisácea y el dorso gris ...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for urpilita, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is urpilita, spelled U-R-P-I-L-I-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Columbina picui). Ave columbiforme nativa de América del Sur. Es abundante desde Colombia hasta el sur de Argentina y Chile. Su plumaje es poco vistoso; muestra la cabeza grisácea y el dorso gris a castaño. La garganta tiene un collar blanquecino. Las alas son pardogrisáceas, con motas negras o azul muy oscuro; abiertas al volar se distinguen dos bandas negras y una blanca. La cola muestra una orla blanca bien visible.

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 "urpilita"?
"urpilita" is spelled U-R-P-I-L-I-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [uɾpiˈlit̪a].
What does "urpilita" mean?
As a noun, "urpilita" means: (Columbina picui). Ave columbiforme nativa de América del Sur. Es abundante desde Colombia hasta el sur de Argentina y Chile. Su plumaje es poco vistoso; muestra la cabeza grisácea y el dorso gris ...
How do you pronounce "urpilita"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urpilita" is [uɾpiˈlit̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urpilita" come from?
"urpilita" 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