gorrión
[goˈrjõn]
The verdict
“gorrión” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #39,247 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,247
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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 ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gorrión |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [goˈrjõn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #39,247 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gorrión” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for gorrión is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [goˈrjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,247 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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(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(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.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “gorrión”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-O-R-R-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [goˈrjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “gorro” - see the side-by-side comparison. gorrión vs gorro
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.