ñoqui
[ˈɲoki]
The verdict
“ñoqui” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,062 among 596 “Ñ” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,062
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 596
- “Ñ” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alimento típico de la cocina italiana, consistente en pequeños bollos de masa de papa, harina y huevo, que se hierven ligeramente y se sirven en salsa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ñoqui |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɲoki] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #75,062 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ñoqui” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ñoqui is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,062 among 596 “Ñ” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɲoki]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ñoqui in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ñoqui, spelled Ñ-O-Q-U-I.
Definition
- 1Alimento típico de la cocina italiana, consistente en pequeños bollos de masa de papa, harina y huevo, que se hierven ligeramente y se sirven en salsa.
- 2Funcionario o empleado que cobra un salario sin desempeñar realmente la tarea correspondiente.
- 3Puñetazo, golpe.^([cita requerida])
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 “ñoqui”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Ñ-O-Q-U-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɲoki] (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
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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.