nicho
[ˈnit͡ʃo]
The verdict
“nicho” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #17,498 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,498
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Concavidad en el espesor de un muro, generalmente en forma de semicilindro y terminada en un cuarto de esfera, para colocar dentro una estatua, un jarrón u otra cosa.
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 | nicho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnit͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #17,498 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nicho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nicho is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnit͡ʃo]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,498 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for nicho, with forms such as "incho", "nciho", and "niccho". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "niño", "nick", "nido", 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 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 nicho, spelled N-I-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Concavidad en el espesor de un muro, generalmente en forma de semicilindro y terminada en un cuarto de esfera, para colocar dentro una estatua, un jarrón u otra cosa.
- 2Cualquier concavidad formada para colocar una cosa, como en los cementerios o bóvedas un cadáver.
- 3Porción del mercado, habitualmente pequeña, que responde a necesidades muy específicas de los consumidores, o a ofertas muy específicas de los productores.
- 4Papel que desempeña una especie en su comunidad.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: incho,nciho,niccho,nichho,nicoh,nihco,nnicho
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nicho - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “nicho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-I-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnit͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “niño” - see the side-by-side comparison. nicho vs niño
- 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.