nocturno

/[nokˈt̪uɾno]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,930

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

nocturno is anSpanishadj. It means: Que pertenece o concierne a la noche. Pronounced [nokˈt̪uɾno]. It ranks #6,930 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with nocturnos and nocturna.

Key facts for nocturno
PropertyValue
Headwordnocturno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[nokˈt̪uɾno]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,930
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nocturno in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nocturno is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nokˈt̪uɾno]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,930 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for nocturno, with forms such as "ncoturno", "nnocturno", and "noccturno". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "nocturnos", "nocturna", "nocturnas", 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 nocturno, spelled N-O-C-T-U-R-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a la noche.
  2. 2
    Que ocurre o se hace durante la noche.
  3. 3
    Se dice de las plantas y árboles que abren sus flores durante la noche.
  4. 4
    Se dice de los animales que se vuelven activos durante la noche.
  5. 5
    Que se aparta de la gente y demuestra melancolía y tristeza.

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ncoturno,nnocturno,noccturno,noctruno,noctturno,noctunro,nocturnno,nocturon,nocturrno,nocutrno,notcurno,oncturno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nocturno

Misspelling Variants of "nocturno"

ncoturno8nnocturno9noccturno9noctruno8noctturno9noctunro8nocturnno9nocturon8
Misspelling Variants of "nocturno"

Frequency rank: #6,930 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nocturno"?
"nocturno" is spelled N-O-C-T-U-R-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [nokˈt̪uɾno].
What does "nocturno" mean?
As an adj, "nocturno" means: Que pertenece o concierne a la noche.
What words are commonly confused with "nocturno"?
"nocturno" is commonly confused with "nocturnos", "nocturna", "nocturnas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nocturno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nocturno" is [nokˈt̪uɾno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nocturno" come from?
"nocturno" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.