new
/njuː/
The verdict
“new” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,907 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,907
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nuevo, nueva.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | new |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /njuː/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #1,907 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “new” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for new is 3 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /njuː/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,907 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for new in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "no", "ny", "nm", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is new, spelled N-E-W.
Definition
- 1Nuevo, nueva.
- 2Reciente.
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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Using “new”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-E-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /njuː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “no” - see the side-by-side comparison. new vs no
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.