némesis
Spanish, noun/ˈnemesis/
némesis is spelled N-É-M-E-S-I-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 45,181st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Némesis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “punishment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona enemiga jurada o principal”.
What does némesis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepunishment
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Persona enemiga jurada o principal. 2. Castigo severo con el fin de restablecer la justicia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce némesis?
- /ˈnemesis/
- [ˈne.me.sis]
- [ˈnemesis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to némesis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is némesis in Spanish?
némesis appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).