ñau
[ˈɲaw]
The verdict
“ñau” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Onomatopeya del maullido de un gato.
Corpus desk
Index ES-nau · ñau · Spanish
ñau · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ñ" 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 | ñau |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɲaw] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ñau” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ñau is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɲaw]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Onomatopeya del maullido de un gato.".
ñau has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ñau, spelled Ñ-A-U.
Definition
- 1Onomatopeya del maullido de un gato.
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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.