colmenero
[kolmeˈneɾo]
The verdict
“colmenero” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que tiene colmenas o cuida de ellas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-colmenero · colmenero · Spanish
colmenero · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | colmenero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kolmeˈneɾo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “colmenero” en español
Rare enough to double-check
colmenero is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kolmeˈneɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que tiene colmenas o cuida de ellas.".
colmenero doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is colmenero, spelled C-O-L-M-E-N-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Persona que tiene colmenas o cuida de ellas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how colmenero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Los hornillos en su interior tienen unos travesaños cruzados (tranca) que cumplen la misión de sostener el peso de los panales e indicar al colmenero la cantidad de reservas que debe dejar al efectuar la “cata”».
«Muchos colmeneros capturan todos los enjambres posibles, porque para ellos es la única forma de reponer las abundantes bajas invernales».
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.