velcro

[ˈbelkɾo]

/[ˈbelkɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“velcro” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,711 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,711
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sistema de cierre y apertura rápido y sencillo. Consiste en dos cintas de tela que deben fijarse en las superficies a unir mediante cosido o pegado. Una de las cintas posee unas pequeñas púas flexi...

Corpus desk

Index ES-velcro · velcro · Spanish

velcro · rank #70,711 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,711
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH Velasquez

Nearest frequency peer: Velasquez (-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 “velcro”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “velcro” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for velcro
PropertyValue
Headwordvelcro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbelkɾo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,711
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “velcro” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.velcrocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Velasquez” (#70,710), “verb” (#70,713), “valerosos” (#70,708). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “velcro” va en #70,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

velcro is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,711 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbelkɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sistema de cierre y apertura rápido y sencillo. Consiste en dos cintas de tela que deben fijarse en las superficies a unir mediante cosido o pegado. Una de las cintas posee unas pequeñas púas flexi...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for velcro in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is velcro, spelled V-E-L-C-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sistema de cierre y apertura rápido y sencillo. Consiste en dos cintas de tela que deben fijarse en las superficies a unir mediante cosido o pegado. Una de las cintas posee unas pequeñas púas flexibles que acaban en forma de gancho y que por simple presión se enganchan a la otra cinta cubierta de fibras enmarañadas que forman bucles y que permiten el agarre.

Synonyms

cierre mágico

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "velcro"?
"velcro" is spelled V-E-L-C-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbelkɾo].
What does "velcro" mean?
As a noun, "velcro" means: Sistema de cierre y apertura rápido y sencillo. Consiste en dos cintas de tela que deben fijarse en las superficies a unir mediante cosido o pegado. Una de las cintas posee unas pequeñas púas flexi...
How do you pronounce "velcro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "velcro" is [ˈbelkɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "velcro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "velcro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list