velcro
[ˈbelkɾo]
The verdict
“velcro” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #70,711 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #70,711
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | velcro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbelkɾo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #70,711 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “velcro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for velcro is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbelkɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #70,711 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1Sistema 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.
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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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Using “velcro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-E-L-C-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbelkɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.