cumpleañero
[kũmpleaˈɲeɾo]
The verdict
“cumpleañero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,254 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,254
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que celebra su cumpleaños.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cumpleañero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kũmpleaˈɲeɾo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #65,254 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cumpleañero” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cumpleañero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,254 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kũmpleaˈɲeɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cumpleañero, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is cumpleañero, spelled C-U-M-P-L-E-A-Ñ-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Persona que celebra su cumpleaños.
- 2Persona que cumple años.
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 "cumpleañero"?
What does "cumpleañero" mean?
How do you pronounce "cumpleañero"?
What language does "cumpleañero" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “cumpleañero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-U-M-P-L-E-A-Ñ-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kũmpleaˈɲeɾo] (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
Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank
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.