ventrílocuo
[bẽn̪ˈt̪ɾilokwo]
The verdict
“ventrílocuo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,419 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,419
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12,062
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que puede hablar sin mover los labios, dando la impresión de que la voz procede de otro sitio, especialmente de un muñeco
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ventrílocuo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [bẽn̪ˈt̪ɾilokwo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #88,419 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ventrílocuo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ventrílocuo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,419 among 12,062 “V” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [bẽn̪ˈt̪ɾilokwo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que puede hablar sin mover los labios, dando la impresión de que la voz procede de otro sitio, especialmente de un muñeco".
ventrílocuo has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ventrílocuo, spelled V-E-N-T-R-Í-L-O-C-U-O.
Definition
- 1Que puede hablar sin mover los labios, dando la impresión de que la voz procede de otro sitio, especialmente de un muñeco
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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 “ventrílocuo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-E-N-T-R-Í-L-O-C-U-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [bẽn̪ˈt̪ɾilokwo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.