birdie

[ˈbiɾð̞je]

/[ˈbiɾð̞je]/ noun

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The verdict

“birdie” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,745 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,745
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En el golf, jugada que consiste en embocar la pelota en el hoyo empleando un golpe menos del par establecido para este.

Key facts for birdie
PropertyValue
Headwordbirdie
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbiɾð̞je]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,745
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “birdie” 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). birdie lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

birdie is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,745 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiɾð̞je]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En el golf, jugada que consiste en embocar la pelota en el hoyo empleando un golpe menos del par establecido para este.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for birdie in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is birdie, spelled B-I-R-D-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En el golf, jugada que consiste en embocar la pelota en el hoyo empleando un golpe menos del par establecido para este.

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 "birdie"?
"birdie" is spelled B-I-R-D-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiɾð̞je].
What does "birdie" mean?
As a noun, "birdie" means: En el golf, jugada que consiste en embocar la pelota en el hoyo empleando un golpe menos del par establecido para este.
How do you pronounce "birdie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "birdie" is [ˈbiɾð̞je]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "birdie" come from?
"birdie" 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 “birdie”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-I-R-D-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbiɾð̞je] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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