virgulilla

[biɾɣ̞uˈliʝa]

/[biɾɣ̞uˈliʝa]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marca gráfica, especialmente la usada en la escritura, que consiste en un trazo pequeño añadido a una letra, con diferentes usos, pero por lo general para indicar algún aspecto de la pronunciación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-virgulilla · virgulilla · Spanish

virgulilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" 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 virgulilla
PropertyValue
Headwordvirgulilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[biɾɣ̞uˈliʝa]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “virgulilla” en español

virgulillano 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

virgulilla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [biɾɣ̞uˈliʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for virgulilla, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is virgulilla, spelled V-I-R-G-U-L-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marca gráfica, especialmente la usada en la escritura, que consiste en un trazo pequeño añadido a una letra, con diferentes usos, pero por lo general para indicar algún aspecto de la pronunciación.
  2. 2
    Trazo en forma de línea pequeña y delgada.

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 "virgulilla"?
"virgulilla" is spelled V-I-R-G-U-L-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [biɾɣ̞uˈliʝa].
What does "virgulilla" mean?
As a noun, "virgulilla" means: Marca gráfica, especialmente la usada en la escritura, que consiste en un trazo pequeño añadido a una letra, con diferentes usos, pero por lo general para indicar algún aspecto de la pronunciación.
How do you pronounce "virgulilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "virgulilla" is [biɾɣ̞uˈliʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "virgulilla" come from?
"virgulilla" 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