ñirre
[ˈɲire]
The verdict
“ñirre” 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 September 3, 2026) - (Nothofagus antarctica) Árbol caducifolio, nativo de la Patagonia, especialmente en áreas de los Andes y en la Isla de Tierra del Fuego. Alcanzan 10 a 25 m de altura, con troncos delgado, hojas sim...
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Index ES-nirre · ñirre · Spanish
ñirre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ñ" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ñirre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɲire] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ñirre” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ñirre is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɲire]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ñirre 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ñirre, spelled Ñ-I-R-R-E.
Definition
- 1(Nothofagus antarctica) Árbol caducifolio, nativo de la Patagonia, especialmente en áreas de los Andes y en la Isla de Tierra del Fuego. Alcanzan 10 a 25 m de altura, con troncos delgado, hojas simples y alternas, con el borde dentado y ondulado. La flor es poco llamativa. El fruto mide 6 mm, es muy fragante y está compuesto de 4 valvas que contienen tres nueces o hayucos.
- 2(Eucryphia glutinosa) Árbol caducifolio de la familia de las eucrifiáceas, endémico de Chile y amenazado de extinción. Sus flores son ricas en néctar.
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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.