-ino
[ˈino]
The verdict
“-ino” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma adjetivos a partir de sustantivos, indicando propiedades o caracaterísticas propias de estos. Puede tener valor diminutivo (palomino). A veces se añade a adjetivos con el sufijo -és (montés →...
Corpus desk
Index ES-ino · -ino · Spanish
-ino · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | -ino |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | [ˈino] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “-ino” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
-ino is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [ˈino]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for -ino in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is -ino, spelled --I-N-O.
Definition
- 1Forma adjetivos a partir de sustantivos, indicando propiedades o caracaterísticas propias de estos. Puede tener valor diminutivo (palomino). A veces se añade a adjetivos con el sufijo -és (montés → montesino).
- 2Forma gentilicios a partir de nombres de lugares o localidades.
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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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.