colibrí
[koliˈβ̞ɾi]
The verdict
“colibrí” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #38,016 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,016
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (familia Trochilidae) Cualquiera de numerosas especies de aves de muy reducido tamaño y oriundas de América que tienen plumaje irisado, pico largo y la capacidad de cernerse y volar hacia atrás.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colibrí |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koliˈβ̞ɾi] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #38,016 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “colibrí” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for colibrí is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [koliˈβ̞ɾi]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,016 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(familia Trochilidae) Cualquiera de numerosas especies de aves de muy reducido tamaño y oriundas de América que tienen plumaje irisado, pico largo y la capacidad de cernerse y volar hacia atrás.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for colibrí, with forms such as "ccolibrí", "cloibrí", and "coilbrí". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 colibrí, spelled C-O-L-I-B-R-Í.
Definition
- 1(familia Trochilidae) Cualquiera de numerosas especies de aves de muy reducido tamaño y oriundas de América que tienen plumaje irisado, pico largo y la capacidad de cernerse y volar hacia atrás.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccolibrí,cloibrí,coilbrí,colbirí,colibbrí,colibrrí,colibír,colirbí,colivrí,collibrí,oclibrí
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of colibrí - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “colibrí”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-L-I-B-R-Í - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koliˈβ̞ɾi] (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
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.