bestiario
[besˈt̪jaɾjo]
The verdict
“bestiario” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,343 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,343
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bestiario |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [besˈt̪jaɾjo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,343 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bestiario” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bestiario is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,343 among 24,339 “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
- 1Conjunto 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.
- 2gladiador 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.
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Using “bestiario”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-E-S-T-I-A-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [besˈt̪jaɾjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.