Nicaraguan
adjective, noun
Nicaraguan is spelled N-I-C-A-R-A-G-U-A-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Nicaraguan means “Of, from, or pertaining to Nicaragua or the people of Nicaragua” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Nicaraguan?
| Letters | 10: N-I-C-A-R-A-G-U-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Nicaraguan?
Nicaraguan appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Nicaraguan?
Nicaraguan has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Nicaraguan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Nicaraguan
- Nicaraguans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Nicaraguan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Nicaragua or the people of Nicaragua.
noun
- 1
A person from Nicaragua or of Nicaraguan descent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nicaraguan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | nicaraguayen , Nicaraguayen, Nicaraguayenne |
| German | nicaraguanisch , Nicaraguaner, Nicaraguanerin |
| Portuguese | nicaraguense |
| Spanish | nicaragüense, pinolero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Nicaraguan come from?
From Nicaragua + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).