golondrina

[golõn̪ˈd̪ɾina]

/[golõn̪ˈd̪ɾina]/ noun

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The verdict

“golondrina” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,070. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,070
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre común a varias aves de la familia de los hirundínidos con una cola ahorquillada característica, que cazan insectos al vuelo en los atardeceres.

Corpus desk

Index ES-golondrina · golondrina · Spanish

golondrina · rank #36,070 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,070
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH Goliat

Nearest frequency peer: Goliat (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “golondrina”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “golondrina” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

golondrina vs golondrinas
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for golondrina
PropertyValue
Headwordgolondrina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[golõn̪ˈd̪ɾina]
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,070
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “golondrina”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.golondrinacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Goliat” (#36,069), “glory” (#36,068), “graso” (#36,072). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “golondrina” va en #36,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around golondrina (IPA [golõn̪ˈd̪ɾina]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,070 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for golondrina, with forms such as "ggolondrina", "gloondrina", and "gollondrina". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "golondrinas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 golondrina, spelled G-O-L-O-N-D-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre común a varias aves de la familia de los hirundínidos con una cola ahorquillada característica, que cazan insectos al vuelo en los atardeceres.
  2. 2
    Pez teleósteo con aletas pectorales muy desarrolladas que le permiten saltar fuera del agua y mantenerse en el aire unos instantes.
  3. 3
    Hierba rastrera de la familia de las Euforbiáceas.
  4. 4
    Embarcación con motor para el transporte de pasajeros.
  5. 5
    Carreta de dos ruedas tirada por caballos para las mudanzas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how golondrina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ―No sé..... lo ignoro completamente. La casa estuvo desocupada seis meses. Hace poco tiempo la amueblaron de nuevo; vi bajar de las golondrinas algunos muebles de lujo y espejos. Se cerró la puerta, y no la abren sino una vez al día.....

Synonyms

golondrino

This word in other languages

swallow(English)hirondelle(Français)Schwalbe(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggolondrina
  • gloondrina
  • gollondrina
  • golnodrina
  • golodnrina
  • golonddrina
  • golondirna
  • golondrian
  • golondrinna
  • golondrnia
  • golondrrina
  • golonndrina
  • golonrdina
  • goolndrina
  • oglondrina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of golondrina - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ggolondrina1gloondrina2gollondrina1golnodrina2golodnrina2golonddrina1golondirna2golondrian2
Edit distance from "golondrina"

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 "golondrina"?
"golondrina" is spelled G-O-L-O-N-D-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [golõn̪ˈd̪ɾina].
What does "golondrina" mean?
As a noun, "golondrina" means: Nombre común a varias aves de la familia de los hirundínidos con una cola ahorquillada característica, que cazan insectos al vuelo en los atardeceres.
What words are commonly confused with "golondrina"?
"golondrina" is commonly confused with "golondrinas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "golondrina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "golondrina" is [golõn̪ˈd̪ɾina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "golondrina" come from?
"golondrina" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geométrico#36,065hegemónico#36,080hipopótamo#36,083imponentes#36,094

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

incentiva15 variantsincubadora15 variantsexquisitos15 variantsKirguistán15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list