neck
The verdict
“neck” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,561 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,561
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,828
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cuello, cogote, pescuezo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | neck |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #65,561 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “neck” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
neck is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,561 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for neck in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is neck, spelled N-E-C-K.
Definition
- 1Cuello, cogote, pescuezo.
- 2Por extensión, cuello de una prenda de vestir.
- 3Por analogía, cuello de una botella o mango de un instrumento de cuerda.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-E-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.