nadir
[naˈð̞iɾ]
The verdict
“nadir” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #52,409 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,409
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En un sistema de coordenadas esféricas, dirección natural hacia abajo respecto desde donde está situado el observador, que es la opuesta al cénit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nadir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [naˈð̞iɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #52,409 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nadir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nadir is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naˈð̞iɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,409 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "En un sistema de coordenadas esféricas, dirección natural hacia abajo respecto desde donde está situado el observador, que es la opuesta al cénit.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for nadir, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is nadir, spelled N-A-D-I-R.
Definition
- 1En un sistema de coordenadas esféricas, dirección natural hacia abajo respecto desde donde está situado el observador, que es la opuesta al cénit.
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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Using “nadir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-A-D-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [naˈð̞iɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.