corvina

[koɾˈβ̞ina]

/[koɾˈβ̞ina]/ noun

The verdict

“corvina” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,727 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,727
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Sciaenidae) Diversas especies de peces de la familia Sciaenidae.

Corpus desk

Index ES-corvina · corvina · Spanish

corvina · rank #84,727 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,727
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH corroboración

Nearest frequency peer: corroboración (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “corvina”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “corvina” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for corvina
PropertyValue
Headwordcorvina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koɾˈβ̞ina]
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,727
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “corvina” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).corvinacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “corroboración” (#84,726), “craneoencefálico” (#84,728), “cremado” (#84,729). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “corvina” va en #84,727. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

corvina is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,727 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koɾˈβ̞ina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Sciaenidae) Diversas especies de peces de la familia Sciaenidae.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for corvina, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is corvina, spelled C-O-R-V-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Sciaenidae) Diversas especies de peces de la familia Sciaenidae.

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 "corvina"?
"corvina" is spelled C-O-R-V-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koɾˈβ̞ina].
What does "corvina" mean?
As a noun, "corvina" means: (Sciaenidae) Diversas especies de peces de la familia Sciaenidae.
How do you pronounce "corvina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "corvina" is [koɾˈβ̞ina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "corvina" come from?
"corvina" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "corvina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list