nieve
Spanish, noun/ˈnjebe/
nieve is spelled N-I-E-V-E (5 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,313th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nieve is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “snow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of nevar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Precipitación atmosférica constituida por hielo cristalizado”.
What does nieve mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesnow
- 2
Mexicofeminineice cream
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Precipitación atmosférica constituida por hielo cristalizado. 2. Hielo cristalizado en su mayor parte con forma de estrellas hexagonales, ramificadas con características fractales, pero frecuentemente mezcladas con simples cristales. Estos cristales se aglomeran dando lugar a los copos de nieve. 3. Manto blanco de estos cristales de hielo, que cubre las superficies bajo el efecto de una nevada. 4. Época del año en la que nieva mucho.
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 nieve
- nieves plural
- ñeve alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nieve?
- /ˈnjebe/
- [ˈnje.β̞e]
- [ˈnjeβ̞e]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nieve
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nieve in Spanish?
nieve appears 25 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).