nardo
[ˈnaɾð̞o]
The verdict
“nardo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,262 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,262
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,828
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Nardostachys grandiflora) syn. (Nardostachys jatamansi) Planta de la familia de las valerianáceas, nativa del Himalaya y extendida a lo largo del Viejo Mundo ya en la Antigüedad. Alcanza 1 m de al...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nardo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnaɾð̞o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #71,262 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nardo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nardo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,262 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnaɾð̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
nardo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is nardo, spelled N-A-R-D-O.
Definition
- 1(Nardostachys grandiflora) syn. (Nardostachys jatamansi) Planta de la familia de las valerianáceas, nativa del Himalaya y extendida a lo largo del Viejo Mundo ya en la Antigüedad. Alcanza 1 m de altura, con el tallo erecto recubierto de fibras rojizas, resto de las hojas basales, hojas oblongas a subovadas, glabras, e inflorescencias cimosas de 1 a 5 flores de color blanco, azul pálido o rosa. Forma rizomas subterráneos de los que se destila un aceite esencial muy aromático y medicinal.
- 2(Polyanthus tuberosa) Planta de la familia de las agaváceas, nativa de México, que crece a aprtir de densas rosetas basales formando espigas alargadas de hasta 45 cm de largo, de las que brotan racimos de flores blancas, cerúleas, muy fragantes. Su raíz se emplea para destilar un aceite aromático.
- 3Flor de cualquiera de estas plantas.
- 4Aceite esencial preparado con el extracto de la raíz o rizoma del nardo, de suavísimo olor. Se usa en rituales.
- 5Pene.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “nardo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-A-R-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.