-ino

[ˈino]

/[ˈino]/ suffix

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 →...

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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.

Key facts for -ino
PropertyValue
Headword-ino
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechSuffix
IPA[ˈino]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “-ino” sits in Spanish frequency

-ino falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    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 → montesino).
  2. 2
    Forma gentilicios a partir de nombres de lugares o localidades.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-ino"?
"-ino" is spelled --I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈino].
What does "-ino" mean?
As a suffix, "-ino" means: 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 →...
How do you pronounce "-ino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-ino" is [ˈino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-ino" come from?
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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