xilografía

[siloɣ̞ɾaˈfia]

/[siloɣ̞ɾaˈfia]/ noun

The verdict

“xilografía” 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) - Arte de grabar en madera

Corpus desk

Index ES-xilografia · xilografía · Spanish

xilografía · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 xilografía
PropertyValue
Headwordxilografía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[siloɣ̞ɾaˈfia]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “xilografía” en español

xilografíaqueda 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

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

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for xilografía, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is xilografía, spelled X-I-L-O-G-R-A-F-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arte de grabar en madera
  2. 2
    Impresión tipográfica hecha con planchas de madera grabadas

This word in other languages

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 "xilografía"?
"xilografía" is spelled X-I-L-O-G-R-A-F-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [siloɣ̞ɾaˈfia].
What does "xilografía" mean?
As a noun, "xilografía" means: Arte de grabar en madera
How do you pronounce "xilografía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "xilografía" is [siloɣ̞ɾaˈfia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "xilografía" come from?
"xilografía" 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