nariz

/[naˈɾis]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,024

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

nariz is aSpanishnoun. It means: Órgano de la cara del ser humano utilizado para oler y respirar. Pronounced [naˈɾis]. It ranks #4,024 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with nazi and nazis.

Key facts for nariz
PropertyValue
Headwordnariz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[naˈɾis]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,024
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nariz is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naˈɾis]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,024 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for nariz, with forms such as "anriz", "nairz", and "narizz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "nazi", "nazis", "narra", 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 nariz, spelled N-A-R-I-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano de la cara del ser humano utilizado para oler y respirar.
  2. 2
    Parte de la cabeza de los animales que tiene la misma función que en el ser humano.
  3. 3
    Punta de un objeto

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: anriz,nairz,narizz,narriz,narzi,nnariz,nraiz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nariz

Misspelling Variants of "nariz"

anriz5nairz5narizz6narriz6narzi5nnariz6nraiz5
Misspelling Variants of "nariz"

Frequency rank: #4,024 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nariz"?
"nariz" is spelled N-A-R-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈɾis].
What does "nariz" mean?
As a noun, "nariz" means: Órgano de la cara del ser humano utilizado para oler y respirar.
What words are commonly confused with "nariz"?
"nariz" is commonly confused with "nazi", "nazis", "narra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nariz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nariz" is [naˈɾis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nariz" come from?
"nariz" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.