birria

[ˈbirja]

/[ˈbirja]/ noun

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The verdict

“birria” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,544 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,544
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cosa o persona insignificante, poco importante, sin valor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-birria · birria · Spanish

birria · rank #72,544 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,544
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bild

Nearest frequency peer: bild (-2 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 “birria”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for birria
PropertyValue
Headwordbirria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbirja]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,544
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “birria” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “bild” (#72,542), “Beteta” (#72,541), “boniato” (#72,549). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “birria” va en #72,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

birria is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,544 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbirja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

birria has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is birria, spelled B-I-R-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cosa o persona insignificante, poco importante, sin valor.
  2. 2
    Cosa o persona cuya apariencia produce lástima o desprecio.
  3. 3
    Exageración o terquedad en el gusto por cierto pasatiempo o deporte.
  4. 4
    Barbacoa de chivo, puerco o borrego, asado a bajo calor y a veces aromatizado con hojas de maguey.
  5. 5
    Estado poco agradable, de fastidio, aburrimiento o incomodidad..

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 "birria"?
"birria" is spelled B-I-R-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbirja].
What does "birria" mean?
As a noun, "birria" means: Cosa o persona insignificante, poco importante, sin valor.
How do you pronounce "birria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "birria" is [ˈbirja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "birria" come from?
"birria" 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 "birria", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Beteta#72,541botada#72,551barita#72,534aullar#72,524

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list