nikkei

/nikːei/

//nikːei// noun

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The verdict

“nikkei” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,249 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,249
frequency rank, Spanish
7,828
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Emigrantes de origen japonés y su descendencia.

Key facts for nikkei
PropertyValue
Headwordnikkei
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/nikːei/
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,249
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nikkei” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nikkei lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nikkei is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,249 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /nikːei/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for nikkei in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is nikkei, spelled N-I-K-K-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Emigrantes de origen japonés y su descendencia.
  2. 2
    Japoneses residentes en el extranjero y su descendencia.

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 "nikkei"?
"nikkei" is spelled N-I-K-K-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is /nikːei/.
What does "nikkei" mean?
As a noun, "nikkei" means: Emigrantes de origen japonés y su descendencia.
How do you pronounce "nikkei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nikkei" is /nikːei/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nikkei" come from?
"nikkei" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “nikkei”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-I-K-K-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /nikːei/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list