jornalero

[xoɾnaˈleɾo]

/[xoɾnaˈleɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“jornalero” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,325 among 7,810 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,325
frequency rank, Spanish
7,810
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona que trabaja para otra a cambio de un pago durante periodos de un día

Key facts for jornalero
PropertyValue
Headwordjornalero
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xoɾnaˈleɾo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jornalero” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jornalero lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jornalero is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,325 among 7,810 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xoɾnaˈleɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jornalero, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is jornalero, spelled J-O-R-N-A-L-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que trabaja para otra a cambio de un pago durante periodos de un día
  2. 2
    Persona que trabaja a jornal, especialmente la que trabaja en el campo

This word in other languages

labourer(English)manouvrier(Français)

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 "jornalero"?
"jornalero" is spelled J-O-R-N-A-L-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [xoɾnaˈleɾo].
What does "jornalero" mean?
As a noun, "jornalero" means: Persona que trabaja para otra a cambio de un pago durante periodos de un día
How do you pronounce "jornalero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jornalero" is [xoɾnaˈleɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jornalero" come from?
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Using “jornalero”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is J-O-R-N-A-L-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [xoɾnaˈleɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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