cernícalo

[seɾˈnikalo]

/[seɾˈnikalo]/ noun

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The verdict

“cernícalo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,582 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,582
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Falco tinnunculus) Especie de ave falconiforme de la familia Falconidae extendida por Europa, Asia y África, y de manera accidental en Norteamérica, Caribe, Sudamérica e Indonesia. Tiene alas larg...

Key facts for cernícalo
PropertyValue
Headwordcernícalo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seɾˈnikalo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#86,582
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “cernícalo” 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). cernícalo 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

cernícalo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,582 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [seɾˈnikalo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for cernícalo in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 cernícalo, spelled C-E-R-N-Í-C-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Falco tinnunculus) Especie de ave falconiforme de la familia Falconidae extendida por Europa, Asia y África, y de manera accidental en Norteamérica, Caribe, Sudamérica e Indonesia. Tiene alas largas de color bermejo con manchas negras, así como una larga cola muy distintiva, gris por la parte superior y de borde redondeado y negro. El plumaje de los machos en la cabeza es azul-grisáceo. Miden de 34 a 38 cm de cabeza a cola, y de 70 a 80 centímetros de envergadura de alas. El macho adulto medio pesa cerca de 155 g, y la hembra cerca de 190 g.
  2. 2
    (Falco sparverius) Especie de ave falconiforme extendida por América.
  3. 3
    Hombre rústico, sin educación.

Synonyms

cernícalo vulgarcernícalo americanohalconcito común

This word in other languages

kestrel(English)crécerelle(Français)Turmfalke(Deutsch)

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 "cernícalo"?
"cernícalo" is spelled C-E-R-N-Í-C-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [seɾˈnikalo].
What does "cernícalo" mean?
As a noun, "cernícalo" means: (Falco tinnunculus) Especie de ave falconiforme de la familia Falconidae extendida por Europa, Asia y África, y de manera accidental en Norteamérica, Caribe, Sudamérica e Indonesia. Tiene alas larg...
How do you pronounce "cernícalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cernícalo" is [seɾˈnikalo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cernícalo" come from?
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Using “cernícalo”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-R-N-Í-C-A-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [seɾˈnikalo] (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

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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