ruiseñor
[rwiseˈɲoɾ]
The verdict
“ruiseñor” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,862
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Luscinia megarhynchos) Pájaro del orden de los paseriformes, de unos 16 cm de longitud, con un cuerpo rechoncho y plumaje pardo rojizo; se alimenta de insectos y es notable por el canto melodioso ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ruiseñor |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [rwiseˈɲoɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #32,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ruiseñor” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around ruiseñor (IPA [rwiseˈɲoɾ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,862 among 48,955 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Luscinia megarhynchos) Pájaro del orden de los paseriformes, de unos 16 cm de longitud, con un cuerpo rechoncho y plumaje pardo rojizo; se alimenta de insectos y es notable por el canto melodioso ...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ruiseñor, with forms such as "riuseñor", "rruiseñor", and "ruiceñor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ruiseñor, spelled R-U-I-S-E-Ñ-O-R.
Definition
- 1(Luscinia megarhynchos) Pájaro del orden de los paseriformes, de unos 16 cm de longitud, con un cuerpo rechoncho y plumaje pardo rojizo; se alimenta de insectos y es notable por el canto melodioso del macho.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- riuseñor
- rruiseñor
- ruiceñor
- ruiesñor
- ruiseoñr
- ruiseñorr
- ruiseñro
- ruisseñor
- ruisñeor
- rusieñor
- uriseñor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ruiseñor - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “ruiseñor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-U-I-S-E-Ñ-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [rwiseˈɲoɾ] (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.