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 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 | xilófono |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siˈlofono] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “xilófono” sits in Spanish frequency
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.
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Using “xilófono”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is X-I-L-Ó-F-O-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [siˈlofono] (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.