mirlo
[ˈmiɾlo]
The verdict
“mirlo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #60,174 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #60,174
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Turdus merula) Ave de la familia de los túrdidos, de tamaño medio, plumaje completamente negro, pico y anillo ocular amarillos en el macho, y plumaje marrón en la hembra. Se distribuye por toda Eu...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mirlo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmiɾlo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,174 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mirlo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mirlo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈmiɾlo]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,174 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for mirlo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 mirlo, spelled M-I-R-L-O.
Definition
- 1(Turdus merula) Ave de la familia de los túrdidos, de tamaño medio, plumaje completamente negro, pico y anillo ocular amarillos en el macho, y plumaje marrón en la hembra. Se distribuye por toda Europa.
- 2(Molothrus bonariensis) Pájaro americano de plumaje negro tornasolado en el macho y pardo en la hembra y los juveniles, que deposita sus huevos en nidos de otras especies para que estos críen los polluelos por ellos. Se distribuye por casi toda América del Sur, y parte del Caribe.
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.
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Using “mirlo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-R-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmiɾlo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.