nuevo rico
[ˈnweβ̞o ˈriko]
The verdict
“nuevo rico” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Una persona que anteriormente pertenecía a un menor extracto social, pero que recientemente logró enriquecerse y alcanzar la movilidad social, y por lo tanto no tiene el refinamiento y las costumbr...
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Index ES-nuevo-rico · nuevo rico · Spanish
nuevo rico · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nuevo rico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈnweβ̞o ˈriko] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “nuevo rico” en español
Rare enough to double-check
nuevo rico is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈnweβ̞o ˈriko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Una persona que anteriormente pertenecía a un menor extracto social, pero que recientemente logró enriquecerse y alcanzar la movilidad social, y por lo tanto no tiene el refinamiento y las costumbr...".
Zero misspellings are on record for nuevo rico in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is nuevo rico, spelled N-U-E-V-O- -R-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Una persona que anteriormente pertenecía a un menor extracto social, pero que recientemente logró enriquecerse y alcanzar la movilidad social, y por lo tanto no tiene el refinamiento y las costumbres características de las personas que nacieron ricas.
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.