núcula

[ˈnukula]

/[ˈnukula]/ noun

The verdict

“núcula” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tipo de fruto indehiscente (que no se abre cuando está maduro) dotado de una cáscara o pericarpo duro. Suele contener sólo una semilla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nucula · núcula · Spanish

núcula · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for núcula
PropertyValue
Headwordnúcula
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnukula]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “núcula” en español

núculaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

núcula is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnukula]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tipo de fruto indehiscente (que no se abre cuando está maduro) dotado de una cáscara o pericarpo duro. Suele contener sólo una semilla.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for núcula, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is núcula, spelled N-Ú-C-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de fruto indehiscente (que no se abre cuando está maduro) dotado de una cáscara o pericarpo duro. Suele contener sólo una semilla.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "núcula"?
"núcula" is spelled N-Ú-C-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnukula].
What does "núcula" mean?
As a noun, "núcula" means: Tipo de fruto indehiscente (que no se abre cuando está maduro) dotado de una cáscara o pericarpo duro. Suele contener sólo una semilla.
How do you pronounce "núcula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "núcula" is [ˈnukula]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "núcula" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list