Nahuatl
/ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/
"nahuatl" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Nahuatl” is an uncommon English word, ranked #81,617 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #81,617
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A member of a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, spanning multiple tribal groups and including the Aztecs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nahuatl |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #81,617 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nahuatl” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Nahuatl is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/. Corpus data places it at rank #81,617 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A member of a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, spanning multiple tribal groups and including the Aztecs.".
Nahuatl doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish náhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl nahuatl, nahuatlatolli (“the clear or understandable language”). The correct English form is Nahuatl, spelled N-A-H-U-A-T-L.
Definition
- 1A member of a group of people indigenous to Central Mexico, spanning multiple tribal groups and including the Aztecs.
Etymology
From Spanish náhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl nahuatl, nahuatlatolli (“the clear or understandable language”).
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Nahuatl”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-A-H-U-A-T-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈnɑːwɑːt(ə)l/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.