nocturno
[nokˈt̪uɾno]
The verdict
“nocturno” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,930 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,930
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la noche.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nocturno |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [nokˈt̪uɾno] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #6,930 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nocturno” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for nocturno is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, 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 generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for nocturno, with forms such as "ncoturno", "nnocturno", and "noccturno". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "nocturnos", "nocturna", "nocturnas", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is nocturno, spelled N-O-C-T-U-R-N-O.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a la noche.
- 2Que ocurre o se hace durante la noche.
- 3Se dice de las plantas y árboles que abren sus flores durante la noche.
- 4Se dice de los animales que se vuelven activos durante la noche.
- 5Que se aparta de la gente y demuestra melancolía y tristeza.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ncoturno,nnocturno,noccturno,noctruno,noctturno,noctunro,nocturnno,nocturon,nocturrno,nocutrno,notcurno,oncturno
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nocturno - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “nocturno”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-O-C-T-U-R-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [nokˈt̪uɾno] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nocturnos” - see the side-by-side comparison. nocturno vs nocturnos
- 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.