neandertal
[neãn̪d̪eɾˈt̪al]
The verdict
“neandertal” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,263 among 1,151 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,263
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,151
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Homo neanderthalensis) es una especie extinta perteneciente a la Familia Hominidae del Orden Primates. Habitó en el Centro y Sur de Europa, Próximo y Medio Oriente y en Asia occidental desde hace ...
Corpus desk
Index ES-neandertal · neandertal · Spanish
neandertal · rank #63,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,263
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,151
- PHOTO-FINISH narraba
Nearest frequency peer: narraba (-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 “neandertal”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- mísera
mísera
36,742 corpus weight
- narcótico
narcótico
36,740 corpus weight
- narraba
narraba
36,739 corpus weight
- neandertal
neandertal
36,738 corpus weight
- Nilda
Nilda
36,736 corpus weight
- nipona
nipona
36,735 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “neandertal” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neandertal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [neãn̪d̪eɾˈt̪al] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #63,263 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “neandertal” en español
Rare enough to double-check
neandertal is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,263 among 1,151 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [neãn̪d̪eɾˈt̪al]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Homo neanderthalensis) es una especie extinta perteneciente a la Familia Hominidae del Orden Primates. Habitó en el Centro y Sur de Europa, Próximo y Medio Oriente y en Asia occidental desde hace ...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for neandertal in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is neandertal, spelled N-E-A-N-D-E-R-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1(Homo neanderthalensis) es una especie extinta perteneciente a la Familia Hominidae del Orden Primates. Habitó en el Centro y Sur de Europa, Próximo y Medio Oriente y en Asia occidental desde hace unos 230 000 años hasta su extinción hace unos 35 000 años. Su nombre común y científico deriva del valle donde se encontraron los primeros restos fósiles.
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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