nena
Spanish, noun/ˈnena/
nena is spelled N-E-N-A (4 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,231st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nena is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “babe, dear (term of endearment to a woman or girl)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a female equivalent of nene: baby girl. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Voz con que se llama cariñosamente a una mujer joven”.
What does nena mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of nene: baby girl
- 2
colloquialfemininebabe, dear (term of endearment to a woman or girl)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Voz con que se llama cariñosamente a una mujer joven.
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.
Forms of nena
- nenas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nena?
- /ˈnena/
- [ˈne.na]
- [ˈnena]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nena in Spanish?
nena appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).