urraca

[uˈraka]

/[uˈraka]/ noun

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The verdict

“urraca” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,868. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,868
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords
6
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Cissa spp., Cyanopica spp., Pica spp., Urocissa spp.) Cualquiera de trece especies de aves paseriformes de la familia del cuervo, caracterizadas por su larga cola, su ruidoso graznido y un vistoso...

Corpus desk

Index ES-urraca · urraca · Spanish

urraca · rank #36,868 · 6 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,868
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH unían

Nearest frequency peer: unían (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “urraca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “urraca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for urraca
PropertyValue
Headwordurraca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[uˈraka]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,868
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “urraca”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).urracacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “unían” (#36,867), “Velarde” (#36,870), “Ucayali” (#36,865). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “urraca” va en #36,868. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around urraca (IPA [uˈraka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,868 among 448 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Cissa spp., Cyanopica spp., Pica spp., Urocissa spp.) Cualquiera de trece especies de aves paseriformes de la familia del cuervo, caracterizadas por su larga cola, su ruidoso graznido y un vistoso...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for urraca, with forms such as "ruraca", "uraca", and "urarca". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is urraca, spelled U-R-R-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Cissa spp., Cyanopica spp., Pica spp., Urocissa spp.) Cualquiera de trece especies de aves paseriformes de la familia del cuervo, caracterizadas por su larga cola, su ruidoso graznido y un vistoso plumaje de base blanca y negra.

Synonyms

gazamarica

This word in other languages

magpie(English)pie bavarde(Français)Elster(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ruraca
  • uraca
  • urarca
  • urraac
  • urracca
  • urrcaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of urraca - 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.

ruraca2uraca1urarca2urraac2urracca1urrcaa2
Edit distance from "urraca"

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 "urraca"?
"urraca" is spelled U-R-R-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [uˈraka].
What does "urraca" mean?
As a noun, "urraca" means: (Cissa spp., Cyanopica spp., Pica spp., Urocissa spp.) Cualquiera de trece especies de aves paseriformes de la familia del cuervo, caracterizadas por su larga cola, su ruidoso graznido y un vistoso...
What are common misspellings of "urraca"?
Common misspellings include "ruraca", "uraca", "urarca", "urraac", "urracca". The correct spelling is "urraca".
How do you pronounce "urraca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urraca" is [uˈraka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urraca" come from?
"urraca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

willow#36,879zafiro#36,881Tobías#36,850épicas#36,887

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

unían6 variantsville6 variantsyacía6 variantsapena6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list