shinobi

[ʃiˈnoβ̞i]

/[ʃiˈnoβ̞i]/ noun

The verdict

“shinobi” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,089 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,089
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ninja.

Corpus desk

Index ES-shinobi · shinobi · Spanish

shinobi · rank #74,089 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,089
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sexteto

Nearest frequency peer: sexteto (-2 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “shinobi”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “shinobi” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for shinobi
PropertyValue
Headwordshinobi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃiˈnoβ̞i]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,089
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “shinobi” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).shinobicae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sexteto” (#74,087), “simplifican” (#74,091), “sindicación” (#74,092). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “shinobi” va en #74,089. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shinobi is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,089 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃiˈnoβ̞i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

shinobi has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is shinobi, spelled S-H-I-N-O-B-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ninja.
  2. 2
    Juego de cartas en donde secretamente uno o más jugadores deben hacer de shinobis (asesinos). En cada ronda estos deben eliminar a alguno de los demás jugadores, y luego, entre los restantes, se hace una votación para explusar al principal sospechoso. Termina cuando se logra echar a todos los shinobis o bien cuando queda la misma cantidad de shinobis que de jugadores corrientes.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "shinobi"?
"shinobi" is spelled S-H-I-N-O-B-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃiˈnoβ̞i].
What does "shinobi" mean?
As a noun, "shinobi" means: Ninja.
How do you pronounce "shinobi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shinobi" is [ʃiˈnoβ̞i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shinobi" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "shinobi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list