pájaro carpintero
[ˈpaxaɾo kaɾpĩn̪ˈt̪eɾo]
The verdict
“pájaro carpintero” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de diversas especies de aves de la familia Picidae, que se caracterizan por el fuerte pico con el que taladran los troncos y cortezas de los árboles en busca de insectos para alimentarse. Pr...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pájaro carpintero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈpaxaɾo kaɾpĩn̪ˈt̪eɾo] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pájaro carpintero” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pájaro carpintero is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈpaxaɾo kaɾpĩn̪ˈt̪eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de diversas especies de aves de la familia Picidae, que se caracterizan por el fuerte pico con el que taladran los troncos y cortezas de los árboles en busca de insectos para alimentarse. Pr...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pájaro carpintero, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is pájaro carpintero, spelled P-Á-J-A-R-O- -C-A-R-P-I-N-T-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Nombre de diversas especies de aves de la familia Picidae, que se caracterizan por el fuerte pico con el que taladran los troncos y cortezas de los árboles en busca de insectos para alimentarse. Provocan un sonido característico de martilleo en los bosques y muchos son trepadores.
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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.
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-Á-J-A-R-O- -C-A-R-P-I-N-T-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.