birdie

[ˈbiɾð̞je]

/[ˈbiɾð̞je]/ noun

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The verdict

“birdie” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,745 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,745
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En el golf, jugada que consiste en embocar la pelota en el hoyo empleando un golpe menos del par establecido para este.

Corpus desk

Index ES-birdie · birdie · Spanish

birdie · rank #80,745 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,745
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH blanqueando

Nearest frequency peer: blanqueando (+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 “birdie”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for birdie
PropertyValue
Headwordbirdie
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbiɾð̞je]
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,745
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “birdie” en español

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “blanqueando” (#80,746), “Bhopal” (#80,743), “Blo” (#80,748). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “birdie” va en #80,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

birdie is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,745 among 2,459 “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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bhopal#80,743Basara#80,736barbón#80,733broder#80,758

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list