ibis
[ˈiβ̞is]
The verdict
“ibis” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #50,991 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #50,991
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Threskiornithinae) Ave del orden de las zancudas, de unos seis decímetros de largo desde la cabeza hasta lo último de la cola, y próximamente igual altura; pico largo, de punta encorvada y obtusa;...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ibis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈiβ̞is] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #50,991 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ibis” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ibis is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈiβ̞is]. Corpus data places it at rank #50,991 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Threskiornithinae) Ave del orden de las zancudas, de unos seis decímetros de largo desde la cabeza hasta lo último de la cola, y próximamente igual altura; pico largo, de punta encorvada y obtusa;...".
Zero misspellings are on record for ibis in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is ibis, spelled I-B-I-S.
Definition
- 1(Threskiornithinae) Ave del orden de las zancudas, de unos seis decímetros de largo desde la cabeza hasta lo último de la cola, y próximamente igual altura; pico largo, de punta encorvada y obtusa; parte de la cabeza y toda la garganta desnudas; plumaje blanco, excepto la cabeza, cuello, cola y extremidad de las alas, donde es negro. Vive principalmente de moluscos fluviales, pero los antiguos egipcios, atendiendo las épocas de aparición del ave en las orillas del Nilo, creían que se alimentaba de los reptiles que infectan el país después de las inundaciones periódicas del río, y por ello la veneraban.
This word in other languages
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 “ibis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-B-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈiβ̞is] (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.