ñandú
[ɲãn̪ˈd̪u]
The verdict
“ñandú” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Rhea americana) Ave corredora sudamericana, parecida al avestruz, que se diferencia del africano por tener tres dedos en cada pie, es algo más pequeño y de plumaje gris.
Corpus desk
Index ES-nandu · ñandú · Spanish
ñandú · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ñ" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ñandú |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɲãn̪ˈd̪u] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
ñandú is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɲãn̪ˈd̪u]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ñandú in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ñandú, spelled Ñ-A-N-D-Ú.
Definition
- 1(Rhea americana) Ave corredora sudamericana, parecida al avestruz, que se diferencia del africano por tener tres dedos en cada pie, es algo más pequeño y de plumaje gris.
- 2(Pterocnemia pennata) Ave corredora sudamericana. Habita desde la Patagonia hasta el altiplano, y por lo tanto se la encuentra en Chile, Argentina, Bolivia y Perú. Es de menor tamaño que el ñandú grande (Rhea americana) que se encuentra en Argentina.
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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.