zorrillo
[soˈriʝo]
The verdict
“zorrillo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #53,958 among 220 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,958
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 220
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...
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Index ES-zorrillo · zorrillo · Spanish
zorrillo · rank #53,958 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,958
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 220
- PHOTO-FINISH zarista
Nearest frequency peer: zarista (-2 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “zorrillo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- yak
yak
46,048 corpus weight
- yogures
yogures
46,047 corpus weight
- zarista
zarista
46,045 corpus weight
- zorrillo
zorrillo
46,043 corpus weight
- abrazamos
abrazamos
46,038 corpus weight
- abridor
abridor
46,037 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “zorrillo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “zorrillo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
zorrillo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #53,958 among 220 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [soˈriʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zorrillo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El modo de matar los zorrinos es con las bolas, ganándoles viento arriba: así no pueden mirar ni las bolas. Después de muertos se les pincha la barriga para que acaben de salir los orines y así con esta operación no hieden los cueros.
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).