nav

/ˈnaw/

//ˈnaw// adj

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The verdict

“nav” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,471 among 1,151 “N” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,471
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nueve.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nav · nav · Spanish

nav · rank #59,471 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,471
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Natalio

Nearest frequency peer: Natalio (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “nav”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “nav” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nav
PropertyValue
Headwordnav
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈnaw/
Letters3
Frequency rank#59,471
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “nav” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.navcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Natalio” (#59,470), “navieras” (#59,472), “nepalí” (#59,473). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nav” va en #59,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nav is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,471 among 1,151 “N” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈnaw/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nueve.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for nav in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is nav, spelled N-A-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nueve.

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 "nav"?
"nav" is spelled N-A-V. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnaw/.
What does "nav" mean?
As an adjective, "nav" means: Nueve.
How do you pronounce "nav"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nav" is /ˈnaw/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nav" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nav", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nix#59,474ord#59,490syn#59,653fir#59,265

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list