Nahum

[na'hum]

/[na'hum]/ name

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The verdict

“Nahum” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,852 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,852
frequency rank, Spanish
7,828
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Naún.

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)

Where “Nahum” 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). Nahum lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Nahum is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,852 among 7,828 “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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Using “Nahum”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-A-H-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [na'hum] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list