bestia negra
[ˈbest̪ja ˈneɣ̞ɾa]
The verdict
“bestia negra” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adversario por el que alguno experimenta particular aversión o animosidad
Corpus desk
Index ES-bestia-negra · bestia negra · Spanish
bestia negra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | bestia negra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈbest̪ja ˈneɣ̞ɾa] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “bestia negra” en español
Rare enough to double-check
bestia negra is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈbest̪ja ˈneɣ̞ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
bestia negra doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is bestia negra, spelled B-E-S-T-I-A- -N-E-G-R-A.
Definition
- 1Adversario por el que alguno experimenta particular aversión o animosidad
- 2Rival deportivo contra el que regularmente se pierde, contra toda expectativa
Synonyms
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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.