nazarena

[nasaˈɾena]

/[nasaˈɾena]/ noun

The verdict

“nazarena” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,019 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,019
frequency rank, Spanish
7,828
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espuelas con grandes rodajas de fierro, de púas agudas, cuya forma semeja la corona de espinas del Nazareno, de donde le viene el nombre. Servían para la doma del potro porque clavándolas en los ij...

Key facts for nazarena
PropertyValue
Headwordnazarena
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nasaˈɾena]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,019
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nazarena” 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). nazarena lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

nazarena is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,019 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [nasaˈɾena]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espuelas con grandes rodajas de fierro, de púas agudas, cuya forma semeja la corona de espinas del Nazareno, de donde le viene el nombre. Servían para la doma del potro porque clavándolas en los ij...".

Zero misspellings are on record for nazarena in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is nazarena, spelled N-A-Z-A-R-E-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espuelas con grandes rodajas de fierro, de púas agudas, cuya forma semeja la corona de espinas del Nazareno, de donde le viene el nombre. Servían para la doma del potro porque clavándolas en los ijares el jinete se sostenía fácilmente. Hoy ya han desaparecido casi completamente.

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 "nazarena"?
"nazarena" is spelled N-A-Z-A-R-E-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [nasaˈɾena].
What does "nazarena" mean?
As a noun, "nazarena" means: Espuelas con grandes rodajas de fierro, de púas agudas, cuya forma semeja la corona de espinas del Nazareno, de donde le viene el nombre. Servían para la doma del potro porque clavándolas en los ij...
How do you pronounce "nazarena"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nazarena" is [nasaˈɾena]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nazarena" come from?
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Using “nazarena”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-A-Z-A-R-E-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [nasaˈɾena] (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