narval
[naɾˈβ̞al]
The verdict
“narval” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Monodon monoceros) Cetáceo odontoceto que habita en el Ártico. El macho se caracteriza por tener un colmillo muy largo, rectilíneo pero arrollado en espiral, que puede llegar a medir dos metros.
Corpus desk
Index ES-narval · narval · Spanish
narval · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | narval |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [naɾˈβ̞al] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “narval” en español
Rare enough to double-check
narval is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [naɾˈβ̞al]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Monodon monoceros) Cetáceo odontoceto que habita en el Ártico. El macho se caracteriza por tener un colmillo muy largo, rectilíneo pero arrollado en espiral, que puede llegar a medir dos metros.".
narval doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is narval, spelled N-A-R-V-A-L.
Definition
- 1(Monodon monoceros) Cetáceo odontoceto que habita en el Ártico. El macho se caracteriza por tener un colmillo muy largo, rectilíneo pero arrollado en espiral, que puede llegar a medir dos metros.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.