zorrillo
[soˈriʝo]
The verdict
“zorrillo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #53,958 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #53,958
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Mephitis, Conepatus, Mydaus, Spilogale) Cualquier especie de la familia de los mefítidos, pequeños carnívoros de color negro con dos fajas blancas al costado, que despide cuando le atacan un líqui...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zorrillo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [soˈriʝo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,958 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zorrillo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for zorrillo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [soˈriʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #53,958 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zorrillo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is zorrillo, spelled Z-O-R-R-I-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1(Mephitis, Conepatus, Mydaus, Spilogale) Cualquier especie de la familia de los mefítidos, pequeños carnívoros de color negro con dos fajas blancas al costado, que despide cuando le atacan un líquido pestífero.
- 2Figuradamente, algo o alguien maloliente.
- 3Por analogía, vehículo policial equipado para disparar gas lacrimógeno.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “zorrillo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Z-O-R-R-I-L-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [soˈriʝo] (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.