gran pingüino
[ˈgɾãm pĩŋˈgwino]
The verdict
“gran pingüino” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Pinguinus impennis) Nombre común de un ave del Hemisferio Norte, extinta a causa de haber sido cazada en exceso por el ser humano.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gran pingüino |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈgɾãm pĩŋˈgwino] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “gran pingüino” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
gran pingüino is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈgɾãm pĩŋˈgwino]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Pinguinus impennis) Nombre común de un ave del Hemisferio Norte, extinta a causa de haber sido cazada en exceso por el ser humano.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for gran pingüino, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is gran pingüino, spelled G-R-A-N- -P-I-N-G-Ü-I-N-O.
Definition
- 1(Pinguinus impennis) Nombre común de un ave del Hemisferio Norte, extinta a causa de haber sido cazada en exceso por el ser humano.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “gran pingüino”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is G-R-A-N- -P-I-N-G-Ü-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈgɾãm pĩŋˈgwino] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.