orejano
[oɾeˈxano]
The verdict
“orejano” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de una cabeza de ganado, que no tiene marca de propiedad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-orejano · orejano · Spanish
orejano · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" 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 | orejano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [oɾeˈxano] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “orejano” en español
Rare enough to double-check
orejano is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [oɾeˈxano]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for orejano in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is orejano, spelled O-R-E-J-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una cabeza de ganado, que no tiene marca de propiedad.
- 2Dicho de una persona, de temperamento rebelde o belicoso.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how orejano appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Boliaron a otros mil más, que mataron a lo perro; y hasta le sonó el cencerro a mi pobre cirujano, que como andaba orejano también le atracaron yerro.
—¡Escuche! —exclamó el peón—. Ésos son millares y millares de orejanos que no conocen al hombre. Hace más de siete años que no entran caballos en este paño de sabana. Y esto que está oyendo es nada comparado con otras cimarroneras que hay, más adentro, hacia el Cunaviche.
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.