xilófono

[siˈlofono]

/[siˈlofono]/ noun

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.

Key facts for xilófono
PropertyValue
Headwordxilófono
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siˈlofono]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “xilófono” en español

xilófonoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    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.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "xilófono"?
"xilófono" is spelled X-I-L-Ó-F-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [siˈlofono].
What does "xilófono" mean?
As a noun, "xilófono" means: 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.
How do you pronounce "xilófono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "xilófono" is [siˈlofono]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "xilófono" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list