rinocerote

[rinoseˈɾot̪e]

/[rinoseˈɾot̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“rinocerote” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (familia Rhinocerotidae) Cualquiera de cinco especies de mamíferos perisodáctilos nativos del Asia y África, de gran tamaño, cuerpo robusto recubierto de una gruesa piel protectora y uno o dos cara...

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Index ES-rinocerote · rinocerote · Spanish

rinocerote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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.

Key facts for rinocerote
PropertyValue
Headwordrinocerote
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[rinoseˈɾot̪e]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “rinocerote” en español

rinocerotequeda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rinocerote is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [rinoseˈɾot̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(familia Rhinocerotidae) Cualquiera de cinco especies de mamíferos perisodáctilos nativos del Asia y África, de gran tamaño, cuerpo robusto recubierto de una gruesa piel protectora y uno o dos cara...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for rinocerote, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 rinocerote, spelled R-I-N-O-C-E-R-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (familia Rhinocerotidae) Cualquiera de cinco especies de mamíferos perisodáctilos nativos del Asia y África, de gran tamaño, cuerpo robusto recubierto de una gruesa piel protectora y uno o dos característicos cuernos queratinosos sobre el morro.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rinocerote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Otros hazían traer en su triumpho infinidad de bestias fieras de [muchas] tierras estrañas: leones, onças, ossos, tigres, rinocerotes, panteras, dromedarios; y, assí, géneros de animales estraños, ordenados [y] adereçados de [muchas y muy] estrañas maneras.
  2. Después los beyaminos y panteras, bonasos, badas o rinocerotes, y llenas de su almizque las guderas, y de su triaca los monocerotes.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rinocerote"?
"rinocerote" is spelled R-I-N-O-C-E-R-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [rinoseˈɾot̪e].
What does "rinocerote" mean?
As a noun, "rinocerote" means: (familia Rhinocerotidae) Cualquiera de cinco especies de mamíferos perisodáctilos nativos del Asia y África, de gran tamaño, cuerpo robusto recubierto de una gruesa piel protectora y uno o dos cara...
How do you pronounce "rinocerote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rinocerote" is [rinoseˈɾot̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rinocerote" come from?
"rinocerote" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list