newspaper

/ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/

//ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə// noun

The verdict

“newspaper” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,351 among 1,151 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,351
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Periódico, publicación diaria.

Corpus desk

Index ES-newspaper · newspaper · Spanish

newspaper · rank #66,351 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,351
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH negociaba

Nearest frequency peer: negociaba (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “newspaper”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “newspaper” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for newspaper
PropertyValue
Headwordnewspaper
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#66,351
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “newspaper” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).newspapercae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “negociaba” (#66,350), “navegamos” (#66,349), “niñitas” (#66,354). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “newspaper” va en #66,351. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

newspaper is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,351 among 1,151 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Periódico, publicación diaria.".

Zero misspellings are on record for newspaper in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is newspaper, spelled N-E-W-S-P-A-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Periódico, publicación diaria.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "newspaper"?
"newspaper" is spelled N-E-W-S-P-A-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/.
What does "newspaper" mean?
As a noun, "newspaper" means: Periódico, publicación diaria.
How do you pronounce "newspaper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "newspaper" is /ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "newspaper" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "newspaper", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list