bestiario

[besˈt̪jaɾjo]

/[besˈt̪jaɾjo]/ noun

The verdict

“bestiario” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,343 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,343
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de figuras de animales reales y fantásticos tallados en una obra arquitectónica o recogidos en libros. Son característicos los de capiteles, canecillos, mochetas y otros elementos de las c...

Corpus desk

Index ES-bestiario · bestiario · Spanish

bestiario · rank #68,343 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,343
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bermudo

Nearest frequency peer: Bermudo (-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 “bestiario”

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 “bestiario” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bestiario
PropertyValue
Headwordbestiario
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[besˈt̪jaɾjo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bestiario” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Bermudo” (#68,342), “benévola” (#68,341), “belicoso” (#68,340). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bestiario” va en #68,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bestiario is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,343 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [besˈt̪jaɾjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

bestiario has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is bestiario, spelled B-E-S-T-I-A-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de figuras de animales reales y fantásticos tallados en una obra arquitectónica o recogidos en libros. Son característicos los de capiteles, canecillos, mochetas y otros elementos de las construcciones religiosas románicas.
  2. 2
    gladiador que luchaba contra animales en los circos de la Roma clásica.

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 "bestiario"?
"bestiario" is spelled B-E-S-T-I-A-R-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [besˈt̪jaɾjo].
What does "bestiario" mean?
As a noun, "bestiario" means: Conjunto de figuras de animales reales y fantásticos tallados en una obra arquitectónica o recogidos en libros. Son característicos los de capiteles, canecillos, mochetas y otros elementos de las c...
How do you pronounce "bestiario"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bestiario" is [besˈt̪jaɾjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list