jilguero

[xilˈɣ̞eɾo]

/[xilˈɣ̞eɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“jilguero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,775 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,775
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Carduelis carduelis) Pájaro pequeño de cabeza blanca, roja y negra, lomo pardo, vientre blanco, cola negra y alas negras con una franja central amarilla que se alimenta de insectos y semillas, en ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-jilguero · jilguero · Spanish

jilguero · rank #73,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,775
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH jesuítica

Nearest frequency peer: jesuítica (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “jilguero”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “jilguero” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jilguero
PropertyValue
Headwordjilguero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xilˈɣ̞eɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#73,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “jilguero” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).jilguerocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “jesuítica” (#73,774), “joyerías” (#73,778), “Jaipur” (#73,771). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jilguero” va en #73,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jilguero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,775 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xilˈɣ̞eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for jilguero in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is jilguero, spelled J-I-L-G-U-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Carduelis carduelis) Pájaro pequeño de cabeza blanca, roja y negra, lomo pardo, vientre blanco, cola negra y alas negras con una franja central amarilla que se alimenta de insectos y semillas, en especial de las de cardo. Es de canto melodioso y muy apreciado como mascota.
  2. 2
    (Carduelis tristis)
  3. 3
    (Carduelis barbatus) Ave silvestre chilena de hermoso canto que suele ser cruzada con canarios, para su venta en pajarerías. :*Ámbito: Chile.
  4. 4
    Nombre general que se aplica a gran parte de las aves americanas del género Carduelis y de otros géneros afines, como por ejemplo al Carduelis notata (jilguero encapuchado) o al Sicalis flaveola (jilguero argentino o jilguero dorado).

Synonyms

pintacilgosietecoloressilguerosirgueropájaro pintocardelinacarderolacaderneracagarrineracoloríngoloritopintadillosoldaditojilguero canariojilguero americano

This word in other languages

goldfinch(English)chardonneret(Français)Stieglitz(Deutsch)

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 "jilguero"?
"jilguero" is spelled J-I-L-G-U-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [xilˈɣ̞eɾo].
What does "jilguero" mean?
As a noun, "jilguero" means: (Carduelis carduelis) Pájaro pequeño de cabeza blanca, roja y negra, lomo pardo, vientre blanco, cola negra y alas negras con una franja central amarilla que se alimenta de insectos y semillas, en ...
How do you pronounce "jilguero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jilguero" is [xilˈɣ̞eɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jilguero" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

joyerías#73,778juzgarán#73,781Ifigenia#73,731lusitano#73,820

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list