muñón

[muˈɲõn]

/[muˈɲõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“muñón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,759 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,759
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte que queda en el cuerpo, de una extremidad o miembro cortado.

Key facts for muñón
PropertyValue
Headwordmuñón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muˈɲõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#68,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “muñón” 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). muñón lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

muñón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,759 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [muˈɲõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

muñón doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 muñón, spelled M-U-Ñ-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte que queda en el cuerpo, de una extremidad o miembro cortado.
  2. 2
    Músculo deltoides y la región del hombro limitada por él.
  3. 3
    Cada una de las dos piezas cilíndricas que a uno y otro lado tiene el cañón, y le sirven para sostenerse en la cureña, permiténdole girar en un plano vertical a fin de arreglar la puntería.

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 "muñón"?
"muñón" is spelled M-U-Ñ-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [muˈɲõn].
What does "muñón" mean?
As a noun, "muñón" means: Parte que queda en el cuerpo, de una extremidad o miembro cortado.
How do you pronounce "muñón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "muñón" is [muˈɲõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "muñón" come from?
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Using “muñón”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-Ñ-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [muˈɲõn] (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