tordo

[ˈt̪oɾð̞o]

/[ˈt̪oɾð̞o]/ noun

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The verdict

“tordo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,504 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,504
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Turdus merula) Pájaro europeo de plumaje negro en el macho y pardo en la hermbra y los juveniles, omnívoro y adaptable al entorno urbano, que reside en bosques y jardines de toda Europa y la mayor...

Corpus desk

Index ES-tordo · tordo · Spanish

tordo · rank #71,504 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,504
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH topacio

Nearest frequency peer: topacio (-1 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 “tordo”

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 “tordo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tordo
PropertyValue
Headwordtordo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt̪oɾð̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,504
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “tordo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.tordocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “topacio” (#71,503), “traicioneros” (#71,507), “todopoderosa” (#71,500). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “tordo” va en #71,504. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tordo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,504 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt̪oɾð̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

tordo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is tordo, spelled T-O-R-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Turdus merula) Pájaro europeo de plumaje negro en el macho y pardo en la hermbra y los juveniles, omnívoro y adaptable al entorno urbano, que reside en bosques y jardines de toda Europa y la mayor parte de Asia, al sur del Círculo Polar Ártico.
  2. 2
    (Molothrus bonariensis) Pájaro americano de plumaje negro tornasolado en el macho y pardo en la hembra y los juveniles, que deposita sus huevos en nidos de otras especies para que estos críen los polluelos por ellos.
  3. 3
    (Curaeus curaeus) Pájaro de plumaje y pico negro opaco, que no presenta dimorfismo sexual. Se distribuye en el centro y Sur de Chile y en el sudoeste de Argentina hasta la Patagonia.
  4. 4
    El nombre común de numerosas especies del género Turdus y de la familia de los ictéridos.

Synonyms

mirlotordo renegridogamusinochamón parásitomorajútordo comúnreina Josmarymulatavaqueritapájaro vaquerovaquero mirlomirloquireotordo patagón

This word in other languages

blackbird(English)tourd(Français)Drossel(Deutsch)tordo(Português)

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 "tordo"?
"tordo" is spelled T-O-R-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt̪oɾð̞o].
What does "tordo" mean?
As a noun, "tordo" means: (Turdus merula) Pájaro europeo de plumaje negro en el macho y pardo en la hermbra y los juveniles, omnívoro y adaptable al entorno urbano, que reside en bosques y jardines de toda Europa y la mayor...
How do you pronounce "tordo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tordo" is [ˈt̪oɾð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tordo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

timba#71,496Varga#71,532verge#71,534stout#71,460

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list