surí

[suˈɾi]

/[suˈɾi]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Pterocnemia pennata), sin. (Rhea pennata) Ave corredora sudamericana, que habita desde la Patagonia hasta el altiplano, y por lo tanto se la encuentra en Chile, Argentina, Bolivia y Perú. Es de me...

Corpus desk

Index ES-suri · surí · Spanish

surí · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" 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 surí
PropertyValue
Headwordsurí
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[suˈɾi]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “surí” en español

suríqueda 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

surí is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [suˈɾi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Pterocnemia pennata), sin. (Rhea pennata) Ave corredora sudamericana, que habita desde la Patagonia hasta el altiplano, y por lo tanto se la encuentra en Chile, Argentina, Bolivia y Perú. Es de me...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for surí, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is surí, spelled S-U-R-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Pterocnemia pennata), sin. (Rhea pennata) Ave corredora sudamericana, que habita desde la Patagonia hasta el altiplano, y por lo tanto se la encuentra en Chile, Argentina, Bolivia y Perú. Es de menor tamaño que el ñandú grande (Rhea americana) que se encuentra en Argentina, y por ello los argentinos lo llaman ñandú petizo; en tanto en Chile es conocido, oficial y popularmente, como ñandú, a secas.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "surí"?
"surí" is spelled S-U-R-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [suˈɾi].
What does "surí" mean?
As a noun, "surí" means: (Pterocnemia pennata), sin. (Rhea pennata) Ave corredora sudamericana, que habita desde la Patagonia hasta el altiplano, y por lo tanto se la encuentra en Chile, Argentina, Bolivia y Perú. Es de me...
How do you pronounce "surí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "surí" is [suˈɾi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "surí" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list