blackbird

/ˈblæk.bəɽd/

//ˈblæk.bəɽd// noun

The verdict

“blackbird” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,273 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,273
frequency rank, Spanish
24,339
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Turdus merula) Tordo, mirlo.

Key facts for blackbird
PropertyValue
Headwordblackbird
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈblæk.bəɽd/
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,273
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “blackbird” 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). blackbird lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

blackbird is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,273 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈblæk.bəɽd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for blackbird in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is blackbird, spelled B-L-A-C-K-B-I-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Turdus merula) Tordo, mirlo.
  2. 2
    Cualquiera de varias especies de la familia Icteridae, conocidas en castellano como zanates o tordos.

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 "blackbird"?
"blackbird" is spelled B-L-A-C-K-B-I-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈblæk.bəɽd/.
What does "blackbird" mean?
As a noun, "blackbird" means: (Turdus merula) Tordo, mirlo.
How do you pronounce "blackbird"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blackbird" is /ˈblæk.bəɽd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blackbird" come from?
"blackbird" 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 “blackbird”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-L-A-C-K-B-I-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈblæk.bəɽd/ (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