número cardinal
[ˈnumeɾo kaɾð̞iˈnal]
The verdict
“número cardinal” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Número que especifica cantidad.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | número cardinal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈnumeɾo kaɾð̞iˈnal] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “número cardinal” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
número cardinal is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈnumeɾo kaɾð̞iˈnal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for número cardinal, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is número cardinal, spelled N-Ú-M-E-R-O- -C-A-R-D-I-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Número que especifica cantidad.
- 2Es una clasificación de conjuntos que indica el tamaño del conjunto. Para conjuntos finitos la cardinalidad corresponde con el número de elementos del conjunto, así por ejemplo un conjunto sin elementos tiene un número cardinal cero, un conjunto con tres elementos tiene un número cardinal 3. En general para cualquier par de conjuntos se dice que tienen la misma cardinalidad o mismo número cardinal si y solo si existe un relación biyectiva de uno sobre el otro.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “número cardinal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is N-Ú-M-E-R-O- -C-A-R-D-I-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnumeɾo kaɾð̞iˈnal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.