naftalina
[naft̪aˈlina]
The verdict
“naftalina” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,881 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,881
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,828
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hidrocarburo sólido y blanco, muy usado como antiséptico y desinfectante, también para proteger la ropa contra las polillas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | naftalina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [naft̪aˈlina] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #73,881 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “naftalina” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
naftalina is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,881 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [naft̪aˈlina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hidrocarburo sólido y blanco, muy usado como antiséptico y desinfectante, también para proteger la ropa contra las polillas.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for naftalina in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is naftalina, spelled N-A-F-T-A-L-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Hidrocarburo sólido y blanco, muy usado como antiséptico y desinfectante, también para proteger la ropa contra las polillas.
Synonyms
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-A-F-T-A-L-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [naft̪aˈlina] (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.