jíbaro

[ˈxiβ̞aɾo]

/[ˈxiβ̞aɾo]/ noun

The verdict

“jíbaro” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Pueblo amazónico ubicado tradicionalmente en la selva tropical de Ecuador y Perú.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jibaro · jíbaro · Spanish

jíbaro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" 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 jíbaro
PropertyValue
Headwordjíbaro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxiβ̞aɾo]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jíbaro” sits in Spanish frequency

jíbaro 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

jíbaro is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈxiβ̞aɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

jíbaro doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is jíbaro, spelled J-Í-B-A-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pueblo amazónico ubicado tradicionalmente en la selva tropical de Ecuador y Perú.
  2. 2
    Lengua hablada por los jíbaros₁.
  3. 3
    Cerdo salvaje parecido al jabalí que vive en la selva.
  4. 4
    Campesino.
  5. 5
    Vendedor de drogas (distribuidor).

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jíbaro"?
"jíbaro" is spelled J-Í-B-A-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxiβ̞aɾo].
What does "jíbaro" mean?
As a noun, "jíbaro" means: Pueblo amazónico ubicado tradicionalmente en la selva tropical de Ecuador y Perú.
How do you pronounce "jíbaro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jíbaro" is [ˈxiβ̞aɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jíbaro" 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