gorrión

[goˈrjõn]

/[goˈrjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“gorrión” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,247. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,247
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Passer domesticus) Pájaro cosmopolita que mide 14,5 cm, en la que predominan el gris y el café, con la garganta y parte superior del pecho negros, encima de los ojos coloración castaño oscura que ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-gorrion · gorrión · Spanish

gorrión · rank #39,247 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,247
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH grabo

Nearest frequency peer: grabo (+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 “gorrión”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “gorrión” 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).

gorrión vs gorro
57% similar
gorrión vs gorros
57% similar
gorrión vs gorrito
71% similar

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

Key facts for gorrión
PropertyValue
Headwordgorrión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[goˈrjõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,247
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “gorrión”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).gorrióncae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “grabo” (#39,248), “garita” (#39,245), “férreo” (#39,244). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “gorrión” va en #39,247. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around gorrión (IPA [goˈrjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,247 among 1,728 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for gorrión, with forms such as "ggorrión", "gorirón", and "gorión". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "gorro", "gorros", "gorrito", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is gorrión, spelled G-O-R-R-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Passer domesticus) Pájaro cosmopolita que mide 14,5 cm, en la que predominan el gris y el café, con la garganta y parte superior del pecho negros, encima de los ojos coloración castaño oscura que se ensancha hacia atrás y luego continúa con un manto estriado de gris y café. Tiene un pico corto y grueso. Las hembras y ejemplares juveniles tienen un colorido menos vistoso. Junto con las palomas, son las Aves que mejor se acomodan con la presencia humana y viven tanto en las ciudades como en el campo.
  2. 2
    (Eugenes fulgens) Pequeña ave americana de unos 13 cm, capaz de detenerse en pleno vuelo, de retroceder volando y de mantener un vuelo estacionario. Es de coloración verde, con el dorso verde azulado, una coronilla violeta sobre la cabeza y una mancha blanca tras el ojo. La hembra es menos vistosa. Habita desde el suroeste de los EE.UU. hasta Panamá.

Synonyms

pardalchilerocolibrícolibrí magnífico

This word in other languages

sparrow(English)moineau(Français)Spatz(Deutsch)pardal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggorrión
  • gorirón
  • gorión
  • gorrinó
  • gorriónn
  • gorróin
  • grorión
  • ogrrión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gorrión - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggorrión1gorirón2gorión1gorrinó2gorriónn1gorróin2grorión2ogrrión2
Edit distance from "gorrión"

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 "gorrión"?
"gorrión" is spelled G-O-R-R-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [goˈrjõn].
What does "gorrión" mean?
As a noun, "gorrión" means: (Passer domesticus) Pájaro cosmopolita que mide 14,5 cm, en la que predominan el gris y el café, con la garganta y parte superior del pecho negros, encima de los ojos coloración castaño oscura que ...
What words are commonly confused with "gorrión"?
"gorrión" is commonly confused with "gorro", "gorros", "gorrito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gorrión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gorrión" is [goˈrjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gorrión" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

féretro#39,243femoral#39,234exploto#39,232exagero#39,227

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

garita8 variantsguitar8 variantshueles8 variantsimputa8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list