ainu

[ˈajnu]

/[ˈajnu]/ adj

The verdict

“ainu” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,543 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,543
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perteneciente o relativo a una etnia que habita hoy las islas japonesas de Hokkaido y Honshu, comprendiendo unas 150.000 personas. De origen asiático, y presuntamente naturales de la isla Sajalín, ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-ainu · ainu · Spanish

ainu · rank #91,543 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,543
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ahorcaron

Nearest frequency peer: ahorcaron (-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 “ainu”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ainu
PropertyValue
Headwordainu
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈajnu]
Letters4
Frequency rank#91,543
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ainu” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ahorcaron” (#91,542), “airplane” (#91,544), “ahijados” (#91,541). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ainu” va en #91,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ainu is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,543 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈajnu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Perteneciente o relativo a una etnia que habita hoy las islas japonesas de Hokkaido y Honshu, comprendiendo unas 150.000 personas. De origen asiático, y presuntamente naturales de la isla Sajalín, ...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ainu, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ainu, spelled A-I-N-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Perteneciente o relativo a una etnia que habita hoy las islas japonesas de Hokkaido y Honshu, comprendiendo unas 150.000 personas. De origen asiático, y presuntamente naturales de la isla Sajalín, están sólo lejanamente relacionados en cultura, religión y lengua con la etnia japonesa, y formaron hasta época muy reciente un grupo bien diferenciado.

This word in other languages

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 "ainu"?
"ainu" is spelled A-I-N-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈajnu].
What does "ainu" mean?
As an adjective, "ainu" means: Perteneciente o relativo a una etnia que habita hoy las islas japonesas de Hokkaido y Honshu, comprendiendo unas 150.000 personas. De origen asiático, y presuntamente naturales de la isla Sajalín, ...
How do you pronounce "ainu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ainu" is [ˈajnu]. 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 "ainu", 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