naranjo

/[naˈɾãŋxo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,324

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

naranjo is aSpanishnoun. It means: (Citrus × sinensis) Árbol frutal de la familia de las rutáceas, híbrido como la mayor parte de los cultivares del género Citrus, que se cultiva por su fruto, un hesperidio de color naranja brillant... Pronounced [naˈɾãŋxo]. Often confused with Nariño and naranjos.

Key facts for naranjo
PropertyValue
Headwordnaranjo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[naˈɾãŋxo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,324
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of naranjo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for naranjo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naˈɾãŋxo]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,324 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for naranjo, with forms such as "anranjo", "naarnjo", and "narajno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Nariño", "naranjos", "narrando", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is naranjo, spelled N-A-R-A-N-J-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Citrus × sinensis) Árbol frutal de la familia de las rutáceas, híbrido como la mayor parte de los cultivares del género Citrus, que se cultiva por su fruto, un hesperidio de color naranja brillante y sabor ácido y aromático. Es de porte mediano, aunque en óptimas condiciones de cultivo llega hasta los 13 m de altura, perenne, de copa grande, redonda o piramidal, con hojas ovales de entre 7 a 10 cm de margen entero y frecuentemente estipuladas y ramas en ocasiones con grandes espinas (más de 10 cm). Sus flores blancas, denominadas azahares, nacen aisladas o en racimos y son sumamente fragantes. Fructifican produciendo un hesperidio redondo, de sabor subácido a dulce, la naranja, que se aprecia mucho como fruta de postre.
  2. 2
    Color entre rojo y amarillo; similar a la zanahoria o la naranja.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anranjo,naarnjo,narajno,naranjjo,narannjo,naranoj,narnajo,narranjo,nnaranjo,nraanjo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for naranjo

Misspelling Variants of "naranjo"

anranjo7naarnjo7narajno7naranjjo8narannjo8naranoj7narnajo7narranjo8
Misspelling Variants of "naranjo"

Frequency rank: #18,324 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "naranjo"?
"naranjo" is spelled N-A-R-A-N-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈɾãŋxo].
What does "naranjo" mean?
As a noun, "naranjo" means: (Citrus × sinensis) Árbol frutal de la familia de las rutáceas, híbrido como la mayor parte de los cultivares del género Citrus, que se cultiva por su fruto, un hesperidio de color naranja brillant...
What words are commonly confused with "naranjo"?
"naranjo" is commonly confused with "Nariño", "naranjos", "narrando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "naranjo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "naranjo" is [naˈɾãŋxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "naranjo" come from?
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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.