ñandú
/ɲan.ˈdu/
The verdict
“ñandú” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ema
Corpus desk
Index PT-nandu · ñandú · Portuguese
ñandú · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ñ" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ñandú |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɲan.ˈdu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “ñandú” em português
Rare enough to double-check
ñandú is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɲan.ˈdu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ñandú in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is ñandú, spelled Ñ-A-N-D-Ú.
Definition
- 1ema
- 2nhandu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ñandú appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El ñandú es un ave no voladora que pertenece a la familia de los reidos o Rheidae, también se le suele llamar avestruz americana.
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.