Niqab

[niˈkaːp]

/[niˈkaːp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Niqab” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nicap.

Key facts for Niqab
PropertyValue
HeadwordNiqab
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[niˈkaːp]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Niqab” sits in Spanish frequency

Niqab falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Niqab is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [niˈkaːp]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nicap.".

Niqab doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Niqab, spelled N-I-Q-A-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nicap.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Niqab"?
"Niqab" is spelled N-I-Q-A-B. The IPA pronunciation is [niˈkaːp].
What does "Niqab" mean?
As a noun, "Niqab" means: Nicap.
How do you pronounce "Niqab"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Niqab" is [niˈkaːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Niqab" come from?
"Niqab" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Niqab”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-I-Q-A-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [niˈkaːp] (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
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