hornero

[oɾˈneɾo]

/[oɾˈneɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“hornero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,851 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,851
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Furnarius). Pájaro de color acanelado y el pecho blanco que construye su admirable nido de barro semejante a un horno esférico; es el ave amiga de los hogares campesinos, pues siempre anda cerca d...

Corpus desk

Index ES-hornero · hornero · Spanish

hornero · rank #85,851 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,851
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hocicos

Nearest frequency peer: hocicos (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “hornero”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “hornero” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hornero
PropertyValue
Headwordhornero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[oɾˈneɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,851
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “hornero” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.hornerocae 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 “hocicos” (#85,850), “hilaridad” (#85,847), “huan” (#85,855). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hornero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,851 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oɾˈneɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Furnarius). Pájaro de color acanelado y el pecho blanco que construye su admirable nido de barro semejante a un horno esférico; es el ave amiga de los hogares campesinos, pues siempre anda cerca d...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for hornero in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hornero, spelled H-O-R-N-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Furnarius). Pájaro de color acanelado y el pecho blanco que construye su admirable nido de barro semejante a un horno esférico; es el ave amiga de los hogares campesinos, pues siempre anda cerca de las casas -de ahí su otro nombre de casero-, cantando alegre, y es el primero que saluda cada nuevo día desde el mojinete de los ranchos, y anuncia la proximidad de gentes o animales extraños con sus gritos de alerta.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Cuidado con los nidos nos decía Mi madre en el umbral Pero digan horneros y zorzales Si les valió la maternal piedad.

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 "hornero"?
"hornero" is spelled H-O-R-N-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [oɾˈneɾo].
What does "hornero" mean?
As a noun, "hornero" means: (Furnarius). Pájaro de color acanelado y el pecho blanco que construye su admirable nido de barro semejante a un horno esférico; es el ave amiga de los hogares campesinos, pues siempre anda cerca d...
How do you pronounce "hornero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hornero" is [oɾˈneɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hornero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

hocicos#85,850heriste#85,846hundred#85,859illegal#85,867

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list