vari

[ˈbaɾi]

/[ˈbaɾi]/ noun

The verdict

“vari” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,354 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,354
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Circus cinereus) Ave rapaz que se distribuye desde la patagonia argentina y chilena hasta el Sur de Brasil, y por la cordillera de los Andes hasta Colombia. El plumaje en el macho es de color ceni...

Corpus desk

Index ES-vari · vari · Spanish

vari · rank #85,354 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,354
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH valquiria

Nearest frequency peer: valquiria (-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 “vari”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vari
PropertyValue
Headwordvari
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaɾi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#85,354
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “vari” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).varicae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “valquiria” (#85,353), “vegetativa” (#85,355), “urs” (#85,352). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vari” va en #85,354. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vari is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,354 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbaɾi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Circus cinereus) Ave rapaz que se distribuye desde la patagonia argentina y chilena hasta el Sur de Brasil, y por la cordillera de los Andes hasta Colombia. El plumaje en el macho es de color ceni...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for vari, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is vari, spelled V-A-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Circus cinereus) Ave rapaz que se distribuye desde la patagonia argentina y chilena hasta el Sur de Brasil, y por la cordillera de los Andes hasta Colombia. El plumaje en el macho es de color ceniciento, y en la hembra café negruzco con bandas blancas.

Synonyms

vari cenicientoaguilucho variaguilucho cenicientogavilán ceniciento

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 "vari"?
"vari" is spelled V-A-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaɾi].
What does "vari" mean?
As a noun, "vari" means: (Circus cinereus) Ave rapaz que se distribuye desde la patagonia argentina y chilena hasta el Sur de Brasil, y por la cordillera de los Andes hasta Colombia. El plumaje en el macho es de color ceni...
How do you pronounce "vari"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vari" is [ˈbaɾi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list