ñora
[ˈɲoɾa]
The verdict
“ñora” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,555 among 11 “Ñ” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,555
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- “Ñ” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vocativo de cortesía que se antepone al nombre, apellido o tratamiento de una mujer.
Corpus desk
Index ES-nora · ñora · Spanish
ñora · rank #71,555 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,555
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 11
- PHOTO-FINISH zócalos
Nearest frequency peer: zócalos (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ñora”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Yesenia
Yesenia
28,451 corpus weight
- zap
zap
28,450 corpus weight
- zócalos
zócalos
28,447 corpus weight
- ñora
ñora
28,446 corpus weight
- abofeteó
abofeteó
28,442 corpus weight
- abuses
abuses
28,441 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ñora” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ñora |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɲoɾa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #71,555 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ñora” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ñora is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,555 among 11 “Ñ” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɲoɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vocativo de cortesía que se antepone al nombre, apellido o tratamiento de una mujer.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ñora, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 ñora, spelled Ñ-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1Vocativo de cortesía que se antepone al nombre, apellido o tratamiento de una mujer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ñora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
¡No se acerque a Agustino, ñora Otilia! Una y mil veces les repetí que no quería que se acercaran.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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