avestruces

[aβ̞esˈt̪ɾuses]

/[aβ̞esˈt̪ɾuses]/ noun

The verdict

“avestruces” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,293 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,293
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de avestruz.

Corpus desk

Index ES-avestruces · avestruces · Spanish

avestruces · rank #58,293 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,293
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aturdimiento

Nearest frequency peer: aturdimiento (-1 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 “avestruces”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “avestruces” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for avestruces
PropertyValue
Headwordavestruces
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aβ̞esˈt̪ɾuses]
Letters10
Frequency rank#58,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “avestruces” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).avestrucescae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “aturdimiento” (#58,292), “avionetas” (#58,294), “atropellados” (#58,291). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “avestruces” va en #58,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

avestruces is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,293 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aβ̞esˈt̪ɾuses]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de avestruz.".

avestruces has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is avestruces, spelled A-V-E-S-T-R-U-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de avestruz.

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 "avestruces"?
"avestruces" is spelled A-V-E-S-T-R-U-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞esˈt̪ɾuses].
What does "avestruces" mean?
As a noun, "avestruces" means: Forma del plural de avestruz.
How do you pronounce "avestruces"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "avestruces" is [aβ̞esˈt̪ɾuses]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "avestruces" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "avestruces", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list