nightingale

[ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl]

/[ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl]/ noun

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The verdict

“nightingale” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,953 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,953
frequency rank, Spanish
7,828
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Luscinia megarhynchos) Ruiseñor.

Key facts for nightingale
PropertyValue
Headwordnightingale
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl]
Letters11
Frequency rank#57,953
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nightingale” 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). nightingale lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

nightingale is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,953 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Luscinia megarhynchos) Ruiseñor.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for nightingale in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is nightingale, spelled N-I-G-H-T-I-N-G-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Luscinia megarhynchos) Ruiseñor.

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 "nightingale"?
"nightingale" is spelled N-I-G-H-T-I-N-G-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl].
What does "nightingale" mean?
As a noun, "nightingale" means: (Luscinia megarhynchos) Ruiseñor.
How do you pronounce "nightingale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nightingale" is [ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nightingale" come from?
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Using “nightingale”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-I-G-H-T-I-N-G-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈnaɪtɪŋɡeɪl] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list