juanete

[xwaˈnet̪e]

/[xwaˈnet̪e]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sobrenombre del mastelero, de la verga y de la vela que van sobre los de las gavias. Ademas, las tres cosas toman también el título del palo a que pertenecen; y la verga o vela del de sobremesana s...

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Index ES-juanete · juanete · Spanish

juanete · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for juanete
PropertyValue
Headwordjuanete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xwaˈnet̪e]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “juanete” en español

juanetequeda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

juanete is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [xwaˈnet̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for juanete in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists 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 juanete, spelled J-U-A-N-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sobrenombre del mastelero, de la verga y de la vela que van sobre los de las gavias. Ademas, las tres cosas toman también el título del palo a que pertenecen; y la verga o vela del de sobremesana se llama peculiarmente perico o periquito.
  2. 2
    Hueso del nacimiento del dedo grueso del pie, cuando sobresale demasiado.
  3. 3
    Sobrehueso que se forma en la cara inferior del tejuelo o hueso que tienen dentro del casco las caballerías.

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 "juanete"?
"juanete" is spelled J-U-A-N-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [xwaˈnet̪e].
What does "juanete" mean?
As a noun, "juanete" means: Sobrenombre del mastelero, de la verga y de la vela que van sobre los de las gavias. Ademas, las tres cosas toman también el título del palo a que pertenecen; y la verga o vela del de sobremesana s...
How do you pronounce "juanete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "juanete" is [xwaˈnet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "juanete" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list