Nahum

[na'hum]

/[na'hum]/ name

The verdict

“Nahum” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,852 among 1,151 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,852
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Naún.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nahum · Nahum · Spanish

Nahum · rank #99,852 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,852
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH nanni

Nearest frequency peer: nanni (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Nahum”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Nahum” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Nahum
PropertyValue
HeadwordNahum
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[na'hum]
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,852
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Nahum” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Nahumcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “nanni” (#99,853), “nanómetros” (#99,854), “neblinas” (#99,858). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “Nahum” va en #99,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Nahum is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,852 among 1,151 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [na'hum]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Naún.".

Nahum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Nahum, spelled N-A-H-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Naún.

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 "Nahum"?
"Nahum" is spelled N-A-H-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [na'hum].
What does "Nahum" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nahum" means: Naún.
How do you pronounce "Nahum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nahum" is [na'hum]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nahum" come from?
"Nahum" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nahum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list