xilofón
[siloˈfõn]
The verdict
“xilofón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrumento musical hecho de piezas de madera cortadas a cierto tamaño, para que al pegarles con un pequeño martillo o paleta suenen a diferentes tonos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | xilofón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siloˈfõn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “xilofón” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
xilofón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [siloˈfõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrumento musical hecho de piezas de madera cortadas a cierto tamaño, para que al pegarles con un pequeño martillo o paleta suenen a diferentes tonos.".
Zero misspellings are on record for xilofón in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is xilofón, spelled X-I-L-O-F-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Instrumento musical hecho de piezas de madera cortadas a cierto tamaño, para que al pegarles con un pequeño martillo o paleta suenen a diferentes tonos.
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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.
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Using “xilofón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is X-I-L-O-F-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [siloˈfõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.