xilófono
[siˈlofono]
The verdict
“xilófono” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.
Corpus desk
Index ES-xilofono · xilófono · Spanish
xilófono · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "X" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | xilófono |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siˈlofono] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “xilófono” en español
Rare enough to double-check
xilófono is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [siˈlofono]. 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.".
xilófono has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is xilófono, spelled X-I-L-Ó-F-O-N-O.
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.