mustélido

[musˈt̪elið̞o]

/[musˈt̪elið̞o]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquiera de los animales carnívoros de la diversa familia Mustelidae, que incluye a la comadreja, al tejón, a la nutria, a la marta y al visón.

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Index ES-mustelido · mustélido · Spanish

mustélido · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" 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 mustélido
PropertyValue
Headwordmustélido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[musˈt̪elið̞o]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “mustélido” en español

mustélidoestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mustélido is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [musˈt̪elið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cualquiera de los animales carnívoros de la diversa familia Mustelidae, que incluye a la comadreja, al tejón, a la nutria, a la marta y al visón.".

mustélido doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is mustélido, spelled M-U-S-T-É-L-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquiera de los animales carnívoros de la diversa familia Mustelidae, que incluye a la comadreja, al tejón, a la nutria, a la marta y al visón.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mustélido"?
"mustélido" is spelled M-U-S-T-É-L-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [musˈt̪elið̞o].
What does "mustélido" mean?
As an adjective, "mustélido" means: Cualquiera de los animales carnívoros de la diversa familia Mustelidae, que incluye a la comadreja, al tejón, a la nutria, a la marta y al visón.
How do you pronounce "mustélido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mustélido" is [musˈt̪elið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mustélido" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list