# songbird

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɒŋˌbɜːd/ · frequency rank #42,909

## Definitions
1. A bird having a melodious song or call.
2. Any bird in the passerine suborder Passeri, which are distinguished by a more sophisticated vocal apparatus.
3. A person, especially a woman, with a melodious voice.

## Etymology
From song + bird.

## Common misspellings (13)
`osngbird`, `snogbird`, `sognbird`, `sonbgird`, `songbbird`, `songbidr`, `songbirdd`, `songbirrd`, `songbrid`, `songgbird`, `songibrd`, `sonngbird`, `ssongbird`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/songbird