nenúfar
[neˈnufaɾ]
The verdict
“nenúfar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Nymphaea) Planta acuática de la familia de las ninfeáceas, con rizoma largo, nudoso y feculento; hojas enteras, casi redondas, de pecíolo central y tan largo que, saliendo del rizoma, llega a la s...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nenúfar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [neˈnufaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nenúfar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
nenúfar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [neˈnufaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Nymphaea) Planta acuática de la familia de las ninfeáceas, con rizoma largo, nudoso y feculento; hojas enteras, casi redondas, de pecíolo central y tan largo que, saliendo del rizoma, llega a la s...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for nenúfar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is nenúfar, spelled N-E-N-Ú-F-A-R.
Definition
- 1(Nymphaea) Planta acuática de la familia de las ninfeáceas, con rizoma largo, nudoso y feculento; hojas enteras, casi redondas, de pecíolo central y tan largo que, saliendo del rizoma, llega a la superficie del agua, donde flota la hoja; flores blancas, terminales y solitarias, y fruto globoso, capsular, con muchas semillas pequeñas, elipsoidales y negruzcas. Se cultiva en los estanques de los jardines.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “nenúfar”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-E-N-Ú-F-A-R - 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.