mirlo

[ˈmiɾlo]

/[ˈmiɾlo]/ noun

The verdict

“mirlo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,174 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,174
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-mirlo · mirlo · Spanish

mirlo · rank #60,174 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,174
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH miracle

Nearest frequency peer: miracle (-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 “mirlo”

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 “mirlo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for mirlo
PropertyValue
Headwordmirlo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmiɾlo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,174
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mirlo” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mirlocae 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: “miracle” (#60,173), “Minatitlán” (#60,172), “mitológicas” (#60,176). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mirlo” va en #60,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mirlo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,174 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmiɾlo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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. 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. 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.

Synonyms

mirlo comúntordotordo renegridogamusinochamón parásitomorajútordo comúnreina Josmarymulatavaqueritapájaro vaquerovaquero mirlo

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 "mirlo"?
"mirlo" is spelled M-I-R-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmiɾlo].
What does "mirlo" mean?
As a noun, "mirlo" means: (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...
How do you pronounce "mirlo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mirlo" is [ˈmiɾlo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mirlo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list