nirvana
[niɾˈβ̞ana]
The verdict
“nirvana” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #24,970 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,970
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Felicidad que se alcanza al incorporarse a la esencia divina, por la ausencia de deseos y dolor, mediante la meditación e iluminación. Es propio del budismo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nirvana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [niɾˈβ̞ana] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #24,970 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nirvana” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nirvana is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [niɾˈβ̞ana]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,970 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for nirvana, with forms such as "inrvana", "niravna", and "nirbana". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is nirvana, spelled N-I-R-V-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1Felicidad que se alcanza al incorporarse a la esencia divina, por la ausencia de deseos y dolor, mediante la meditación e iluminación. Es propio del budismo.
- 2Por extensión, estado de felicidad extrema.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inrvana,niravna,nirbana,nirrvana,nirvaan,nirvanna,nirvnaa,nirvvana,nivrana,nnirvana,nrivana
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nirvana - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “nirvana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-I-R-V-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [niɾˈβ̞ana] (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.