olivino
[oliˈβ̞ino]
The verdict
“olivino” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mineral de silicato de hierro y magnesio, SiO₄ (Mg,Fe) ₂, de origen magmático, de color verde oliva mortecino y brillo vítreo que se da en formas granulosas o cristalinas. Los ejemplares de colorac...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | olivino |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oliˈβ̞ino] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “olivino” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
olivino is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [oliˈβ̞ino]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mineral de silicato de hierro y magnesio, SiO₄ (Mg,Fe) ₂, de origen magmático, de color verde oliva mortecino y brillo vítreo que se da en formas granulosas o cristalinas. Los ejemplares de colorac...".
Zero misspellings are on record for olivino in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is olivino, spelled O-L-I-V-I-N-O.
Definition
- 1Mineral de silicato de hierro y magnesio, SiO₄ (Mg,Fe) ₂, de origen magmático, de color verde oliva mortecino y brillo vítreo que se da en formas granulosas o cristalinas. Los ejemplares de coloración más uniforme y translúcidos suelen considerarse semipreciosos.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “olivino”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is O-L-I-V-I-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oliˈβ̞ino] (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.