Año Nuevo

[ˈaɲo ˈnweβ̞o]

/[ˈaɲo ˈnweβ̞o]/ phrase

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The verdict

“Año Nuevo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fiesta del inicio del año siguiente (año nuevo) en el calendario. Se celebra el 1 de enero de cada año.

Key facts for Año Nuevo
PropertyValue
HeadwordAño Nuevo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈaɲo ˈnweβ̞o]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Año Nuevo” sits in Spanish frequency

Año Nuevo falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Año Nuevo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈaɲo ˈnweβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fiesta del inicio del año siguiente (año nuevo) en el calendario. Se celebra el 1 de enero de cada año.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Año Nuevo, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Año Nuevo, spelled A-Ñ-O- -N-U-E-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fiesta del inicio del año siguiente (año nuevo) en el calendario. Se celebra el 1 de enero de cada año.

This word in other languages

New Year's Day(English)Nouvel An(Français)Neujahr(Deutsch)Ano-Novo(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Año Nuevo"?
"Año Nuevo" is spelled A-Ñ-O- -N-U-E-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɲo ˈnweβ̞o].
What does "Año Nuevo" mean?
As a phrase, "Año Nuevo" means: Fiesta del inicio del año siguiente (año nuevo) en el calendario. Se celebra el 1 de enero de cada año.
How do you pronounce "Año Nuevo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Año Nuevo" is [ˈaɲo ˈnweβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Año Nuevo" come from?
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Using “Año Nuevo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-Ñ-O- -N-U-E-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaɲo ˈnweβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list