ñora
[ˈɲoɾa]
The verdict
“ñora” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #71,555 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #71,555
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vocativo de cortesía que se antepone al nombre, apellido o tratamiento de una mujer.
| 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) |
Where “ñora” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ñora is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɲoɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #71,555 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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 “ñora”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Ñ-O-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɲoɾa] (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
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.