granuja
[gɾaˈnuxa]
The verdict
“granuja” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,378 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,378
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,728
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona deshonesta que trata de sacar provecho con trampas o estafas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-granuja · granuja · Spanish
granuja · rank #96,378 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,378
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,728
- PHOTO-FINISH gravada
Nearest frequency peer: gravada (+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 “granuja”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Goitia
Goitia
3,628 corpus weight
- granuja
granuja
3,623 corpus weight
- gravada
gravada
3,622 corpus weight
- Grez
Grez
3,620 corpus weight
- guanajuaten…
guanajuatense
3,618 corpus weight
- guao
guao
3,617 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “granuja” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | granuja |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [gɾaˈnuxa] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #96,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “granuja” en español
Rare enough to double-check
granuja is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,378 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gɾaˈnuxa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for granuja in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is granuja, spelled G-R-A-N-U-J-A.
Definition
- 1Persona deshonesta que trata de sacar provecho con trampas o estafas.
- 2Apelativo utilizado con niños, a menudo traviesos o inquietos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how granuja appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
No era más que un granuja de esos que coordinan asuntos vagos y luego dicen:"Oye, que no te puedo pagar, porque a mí no me han pagado"
Pequeño granuja. ¿Querés caramelos o bombones que la tía Malena va a invitarte?
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.
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