nasal

/[naˈsal]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,434

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

nasal is anSpanishadj. It means: Relacionado con la nariz o propio de ella. Pronounced [naˈsal]. Often confused with nata and natal.

Key facts for nasal
PropertyValue
Headwordnasal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[naˈsal]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,434
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nasal is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [naˈsal]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,434 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for nasal, with forms such as "ansal", "naasl", and "nasall". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "nata", "natal", "naval", 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 nasal, spelled N-A-S-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Relacionado con la nariz o propio de ella.
  2. 2
    Se dice del sonido que usa el aire espirado por la nariz.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ansal,naasl,nasall,nasla,nassal,nnasal,nsaal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nasal

Misspelling Variants of "nasal"

ansal5naasl5nasall6nasla5nassal6nnasal6nsaal5
Misspelling Variants of "nasal"

Frequency rank: #20,434 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nasal"?
"nasal" is spelled N-A-S-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [naˈsal].
What does "nasal" mean?
As an adj, "nasal" means: Relacionado con la nariz o propio de ella.
What words are commonly confused with "nasal"?
"nasal" is commonly confused with "nata", "natal", "naval". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nasal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nasal" is [naˈsal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nasal" come from?
"nasal" 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.