ñame

[ˈɲame]

/[ˈɲame]/ noun

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The verdict

“ñame” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,017 among 11 “Ñ” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,017
frequency rank, Spanish
11
“Ñ” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Dioscorea spp.) Planta trepadora dioica, originaria de Asia y África, de tallos endebles y de tres a cuatro metros de largo, cultivada ampliamente por su tubérculo comestible.

Corpus desk

Index ES-name · ñame · Spanish

ñame · rank #56,017 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,017
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 11
  • PHOTO-FINISH ávida

Nearest frequency peer: ávida (-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 “ñame”

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 “ñame” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ñame
PropertyValue
Headwordñame
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɲame]
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,017
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ñame” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ñamecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “ávida” (#56,016), “ándale” (#56,015), “abandonos” (#56,022). Entre 11 lemas con “Ñ”, “ñame” va en #56,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ñame is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,017 among 11 “Ñ” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɲame]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

ñame doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ñame, spelled Ñ-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Dioscorea spp.) Planta trepadora dioica, originaria de Asia y África, de tallos endebles y de tres a cuatro metros de largo, cultivada ampliamente por su tubérculo comestible.
  2. 2
    Tubérculo de esta planta, utilizado como alimento rico en fécula y proteínas. Es un cultivo de suma importancia en África y Oceanía.
  3. 3
    Por analogía, otras plantas tuberosas, en especial la mandioca o casaba (Manihot esculenta).
  4. 4
    Persona sin instrucción o de escasa inteligencia.
  5. 5
    Persona irracional, de conducta descabellada.
  6. 6
    Manera vulgar de denominar los pies de una persona

Synonyms

loco

This word in other languages

yam(English)igname(Français)Yams(Deutsch)

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 "ñame"?
"ñame" is spelled Ñ-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɲame].
What does "ñame" mean?
As a noun, "ñame" means: (Dioscorea spp.) Planta trepadora dioica, originaria de Asia y África, de tallos endebles y de tres a cuatro metros de largo, cultivada ampliamente por su tubérculo comestible.
How do you pronounce "ñame"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ñame" is [ˈɲame]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ñame" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

void#56,005acid#56,030vele#55,994tuca#55,985

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list