estornino

[est̪oɾˈnino]

/[est̪oɾˈnino]/ noun

The verdict

“estornino” 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) - (Sturnus vulgaris) Ave paseriforme de color negro moteado de blanco. En España se le encuentra en pueblos y ciudades, visita los campos. Forma bandadas que vuelan y alborotan por largo rato.

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Index ES-estornino · estornino · Spanish

estornino · 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 "E" 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.

Key facts for estornino
PropertyValue
Headwordestornino
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[est̪oɾˈnino]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “estornino” en español

estorninoestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estornino is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [est̪oɾˈnino]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Sturnus vulgaris) Ave paseriforme de color negro moteado de blanco. En España se le encuentra en pueblos y ciudades, visita los campos. Forma bandadas que vuelan y alborotan por largo rato.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for estornino, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is estornino, spelled E-S-T-O-R-N-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Sturnus vulgaris) Ave paseriforme de color negro moteado de blanco. En España se le encuentra en pueblos y ciudades, visita los campos. Forma bandadas que vuelan y alborotan por largo rato.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "estornino"?
"estornino" is spelled E-S-T-O-R-N-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [est̪oɾˈnino].
What does "estornino" mean?
As a noun, "estornino" means: (Sturnus vulgaris) Ave paseriforme de color negro moteado de blanco. En España se le encuentra en pueblos y ciudades, visita los campos. Forma bandadas que vuelan y alborotan por largo rato.
How do you pronounce "estornino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estornino" is [est̪oɾˈnino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estornino" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list