birdling
/ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/
"birdling" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“birdling” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A little bird; especially, a baby bird.
Corpus desk
Index EN-birdling · birdling · English
birdling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | birdling |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “birdling” in English
Rare enough to double-check
birdling is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɜɹd.lɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A little bird; especially, a baby bird.".
birdling doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From bird + -ling. The correct English form is birdling, spelled B-I-R-D-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1A little bird; especially, a baby bird.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how birdling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: birdlet, birdie, birb; chick, nestling, fledgling
Clasped, love, close to thy heart, thy birdling Foldeth her wings in peace-- Trusts, love! feeling nor cold nor shadow, Finding at last her ease, From fear a safe release, Heart's love, with thee."
Etymology
From bird + -ling.
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.