naufragar
[nawfɾaˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“naufragar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #61,767 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #61,767
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hundirse o irse a pique una nave.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | naufragar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [nawfɾaˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #61,767 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “naufragar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for naufragar is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nawfɾaˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,767 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for naufragar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 naufragar, spelled N-A-U-F-R-A-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hundirse o irse a pique una nave.
- 2Ser una persona víctima de un naufragio.
- 3Salir mal un intento o una empresa.
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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.
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Using “naufragar”
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-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [nawfɾaˈɣ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.