tortolita boliviana
[t̪oɾt̪oˈlit̪a β̞oliˈβ̞jana]
The verdict
“tortolita boliviana” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Metriopelia ceciliae (Lesson) Ave de unos 17-18 cm cuyo colorido varía del gris al blanco sucio, con la garganta blanca y partes inferiores café amarillento, zona anaranjada alrededor del ojo. Es u...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tortolita boliviana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t̪oɾt̪oˈlit̪a β̞oliˈβ̞jana] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tortolita boliviana” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for tortolita boliviana is 19 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪oɾt̪oˈlit̪a β̞oliˈβ̞jana]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Metriopelia ceciliae (Lesson) Ave de unos 17-18 cm cuyo colorido varía del gris al blanco sucio, con la garganta blanca y partes inferiores café amarillento, zona anaranjada alrededor del ojo. Es u...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for tortolita boliviana in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 tortolita boliviana, spelled T-O-R-T-O-L-I-T-A- -B-O-L-I-V-I-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Metriopelia ceciliae (Lesson) Ave de unos 17-18 cm cuyo colorido varía del gris al blanco sucio, con la garganta blanca y partes inferiores café amarillento, zona anaranjada alrededor del ojo. Es una paloma silvestre que vive en la cordillera del norte de Chile entre los 2000 y 4000 metros, y en zonas similares del Perú y Bolivia. Tiene la costumbre de anidar en el suelo, contrariamente a las demás tórtolas que lo hacen en los árboles.
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.
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Using “tortolita boliviana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-O-R-T-O-L-I-T-A- -B-O-L-I-V-I-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.