ningún

/[nĩŋˈgũn]/ adj

The verdict

“ningún” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #408 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#408
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Variante de ninguno.

Key facts for ningún
PropertyValue
Headwordningún
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[nĩŋˈgũn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#408
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ningún” 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). ningún lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ningún is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nĩŋˈgũn]. Corpus data places it at rank #408 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Variante de ninguno.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ningún, with forms such as "inngún", "nignún", and "ninggún". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ninguna", "ninguno", "niegan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ningún, spelled N-I-N-G-Ú-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de ninguno.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: inngún,nignún,ninggún,ningnú,ningúnn,ninngún,ninúgn,nnigún,nningún

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ningún — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "ningún"

inngún2nignún2ninggún1ningnú2ningúnn1ninngún1ninúgn2nnigún2
Edit distance from "ningún"

Frequency rank: #408 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ningún"?
"ningún" is spelled N-I-N-G-Ú-N. The IPA pronunciation is [nĩŋˈgũn].
What does "ningún" mean?
As an adjective, "ningún" means: Variante de ninguno.
What words are commonly confused with "ningún"?
"ningún" is commonly confused with "ninguna", "ninguno", "niegan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ningún"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ningún" is [nĩŋˈgũn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ningún" come from?
"ningún" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ningún”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-I-N-G-Ú-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [nĩŋˈgũn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ninguna” — see the side-by-side comparison. ningún vs ninguna
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter N in our Spanish index:

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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.