morriña

[moˈriɲa]

/[moˈriɲa]/ noun

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The verdict

“morriña” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,488 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,488
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sentimiento de tristeza o melancolía al recordar la tierra natal.

Key facts for morriña
PropertyValue
Headwordmorriña
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moˈriɲa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,488
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “morriña” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). morriña lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

morriña is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,488 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [moˈriɲa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for morriña in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is morriña, spelled M-O-R-R-I-Ñ-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentimiento de tristeza o melancolía al recordar la tierra natal.
  2. 2
    Comalia, enfermedad que afecta a los animales, especialmente a los ovinos y consiste en la acumulación de líquido en los tejidos.

Synonyms

añoranzanostalgiamusepo

This word in other languages

homesick(English)nostalgie(Français)saudade(Português)

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 "morriña"?
"morriña" is spelled M-O-R-R-I-Ñ-A. The IPA pronunciation is [moˈriɲa].
What does "morriña" mean?
As a noun, "morriña" means: Sentimiento de tristeza o melancolía al recordar la tierra natal.
How do you pronounce "morriña"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "morriña" is [moˈriɲa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "morriña" come from?
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Using “morriña”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-R-R-I-Ñ-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [moˈriɲa] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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