armiño

[aɾˈmiɲo]

/[aɾˈmiɲo]/ noun

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The verdict

“armiño” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,296 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,296
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Mustela erminea) Mustélido pequeño, nativo de Europa, de pelaje blanco en invierno y con el lomo pardo en verano. Es terrestre y un voraz predador.

Key facts for armiño
PropertyValue
Headwordarmiño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɾˈmiɲo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,296
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “armiño” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). armiño lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

armiño is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,296 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɾˈmiɲo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

armiño doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is armiño, spelled A-R-M-I-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Mustela erminea) Mustélido pequeño, nativo de Europa, de pelaje blanco en invierno y con el lomo pardo en verano. Es terrestre y un voraz predador.
  2. 2
    Piel de este animal, usada antiguamente en confección.
  3. 3
    Por metonimia de su color blanco, cosa prístina o pura.
  4. 4
    Forro que muestra en campo de plata una representación estilizada de la cola del armiño₁ en sable.
  5. 5
    Mancha blanca en la base de la mano de un caballo.

This word in other languages

stoat(English)hermine(Français)Hermelin(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "armiño"?
"armiño" is spelled A-R-M-I-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾˈmiɲo].
What does "armiño" mean?
As a noun, "armiño" means: (Mustela erminea) Mustélido pequeño, nativo de Europa, de pelaje blanco en invierno y con el lomo pardo en verano. Es terrestre y un voraz predador.
How do you pronounce "armiño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "armiño" is [aɾˈmiɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "armiño" come from?
"armiño" 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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Using “armiño”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-M-I-Ñ-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aɾˈmiɲo] (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

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list