buitre negro

[ˈbwit̪ɾe ˈneɣ̞ɾo]

/[ˈbwit̪ɾe ˈneɣ̞ɾo]/ phrase

The verdict

“buitre negro” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Aegypius monachus)Ave carroñera de color castaño oscuro o negro, con unas plumas que simulan una capucha en su cabeza. Mide 100 a 120 cm de largo y pesa entre 7 y 13 kilos, es el ave rapaz de mayo...

Corpus desk

Index ES-buitre-negro · buitre negro · Spanish

buitre negro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for buitre negro
PropertyValue
Headwordbuitre negro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈbwit̪ɾe ˈneɣ̞ɾo]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “buitre negro” en español

buitre negroqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

buitre negro is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈbwit̪ɾe ˈneɣ̞ɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Aegypius monachus)Ave carroñera de color castaño oscuro o negro, con unas plumas que simulan una capucha en su cabeza. Mide 100 a 120 cm de largo y pesa entre 7 y 13 kilos, es el ave rapaz de mayo...".

No misspelling variants are generated for buitre negro in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is buitre negro, spelled B-U-I-T-R-E- -N-E-G-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Aegypius monachus)Ave carroñera de color castaño oscuro o negro, con unas plumas que simulan una capucha en su cabeza. Mide 100 a 120 cm de largo y pesa entre 7 y 13 kilos, es el ave rapaz de mayor tamaño en España. Se la encuentra desde España, donde está en peligro, hasta Mongolia.

Synonyms

abantobuitre franciscanobuitre monje

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "buitre negro"?
"buitre negro" is spelled B-U-I-T-R-E- -N-E-G-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbwit̪ɾe ˈneɣ̞ɾo].
What does "buitre negro" mean?
As a phrase, "buitre negro" means: (Aegypius monachus)Ave carroñera de color castaño oscuro o negro, con unas plumas que simulan una capucha en su cabeza. Mide 100 a 120 cm de largo y pesa entre 7 y 13 kilos, es el ave rapaz de mayo...
How do you pronounce "buitre negro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buitre negro" is [ˈbwit̪ɾe ˈneɣ̞ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buitre negro" come from?
"buitre negro" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list