naufragado

[nawfɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]

/[nawfɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]/ verb

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The verdict

“naufragado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,235 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,235
frequency rank, Spanish
7,828
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participio de naufragar.

Key facts for naufragado
PropertyValue
Headwordnaufragado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[nawfɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,235
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “naufragado” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). naufragado lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

naufragado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,235 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [nawfɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de naufragar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for naufragado in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is naufragado, spelled N-A-U-F-R-A-G-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de naufragar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "naufragado"?
"naufragado" is spelled N-A-U-F-R-A-G-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [nawfɾaˈɣ̞að̞o].
What does "naufragado" mean?
As a verb, "naufragado" means: Participio de naufragar.
How do you pronounce "naufragado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "naufragado" is [nawfɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "naufragado" come from?
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Using “naufragado”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-A-U-F-R-A-G-A-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [nawfɾaˈɣ̞að̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list