nomenklatura
Spanish, noun/nomenklaˈtuɾa/
nomenklatura is spelled N-O-M-E-N-K-L-A-T-U-R-A (12 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 123,873rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nomenklatura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “nomenklatura” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Élite burócrata de la sociedad de la Unión Soviética”.
What does nomenklatura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenomenklatura
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Élite burócrata de la sociedad de la Unión Soviética.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nomenklatura
- nomenklaturas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nomenklatura?
- /nomenklaˈtuɾa/
- [no.mẽŋ.klaˈt̪u.ɾa]
- [nomẽŋklaˈt̪uɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is nomenklatura in Spanish?
nomenklatura appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).