nao
Spanish, noun/ˈnao/
nao is spelled N-A-O (3 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 33,452nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nao is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a ship, a vessel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Nave, barco”.
What does nao mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea ship, a vessel
- 2
femininecarrack
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gato, por imitación de su maullido.
noun: 1. Nave, barco.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nao
- naos plural
- ñaos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nao?
- /ˈnao/
- [ˈna.o]
- [ˈɲao]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nao
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nao in Spanish?
nao appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).