nuez

/[ˈnwes]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,222

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

nuez is aSpanishnoun. It means: Tipo de fruto seco indehiscente, dotado de un pericarpo duro, por lo general unilocular y monospermo. Pronounced [ˈnwes]. Often confused with num and nun.

Key facts for nuez
PropertyValue
Headwordnuez
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnwes]
Letters4
Frequency rank#17,222
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of nuez in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nuez is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnwes]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,222 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for nuez, with forms such as "neuz", "nnuez", and "nuezz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "num", "nun", "nui", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is nuez, spelled N-U-E-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tipo de fruto seco indehiscente, dotado de un pericarpo duro, por lo general unilocular y monospermo.
  2. 2
    Semilla del fruto en drupa, no núcula, del nogal (Juglans regia); dotado de epicarpo liso y delicado, mesocarpo correoso y endocarpo duro, de color pardo y superficie reticulada, protege una semilla dicotiledónea rica en aceite que se aprecia en gastronomía.
  3. 3
    Protuberancia de la parte delantera de la garganta, característica en los varones adultos, formada por la articulación de las dos láminas del cartílago tiroides. El ángulo de encuentro es más agudo entre los varones que entre las mujeres (90º y 120º, respectivamente).

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: neuz,nnuez,nuezz,nuze,unez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nuez

Misspelling Variants of "nuez"

neuz4nnuez5nuezz5nuze4unez4
Misspelling Variants of "nuez"

Frequency rank: #17,222 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nuez"?
"nuez" is spelled N-U-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnwes].
What does "nuez" mean?
As a noun, "nuez" means: Tipo de fruto seco indehiscente, dotado de un pericarpo duro, por lo general unilocular y monospermo.
What words are commonly confused with "nuez"?
"nuez" is commonly confused with "num", "nun", "nui". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nuez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nuez" is [ˈnwes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nuez" come from?
"nuez" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.