nun

[ˈnũn]

/[ˈnũn]/ noun

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The verdict

“nun” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #37,753) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#37,753
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Decimocuarta letra del alfabeto hebreo

Corpus desk

Index ES-nun · nun · Spanish

nun · rank #37,753 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,753
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH notarios

Nearest frequency peer: notarios (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “nun”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “nun” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

nun vs ny
33% similar
nun vs nunca
60% similar
nun vs Núñez
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for nun
PropertyValue
Headwordnun
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnũn]
Letters3
Frequency rank#37,753
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “nun”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.nuncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “notarios” (#37,752), “ofrecerán” (#37,754), “notación” (#37,751). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nun” va en #37,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for nun is neighbouring look-alikes ("ny", "nunca", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈnũn]. Frequency #37,753 among 1,151 “N” headwords. Gloss: "Decimocuarta letra del alfabeto hebreo".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for nun, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ny", "nunca", "Núñez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 nun, spelled N-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Decimocuarta letra del alfabeto hebreo

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nun"?
"nun" is spelled N-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnũn].
What does "nun" mean?
As a noun, "nun" means: Decimocuarta letra del alfabeto hebreo
What words are commonly confused with "nun"?
"nun" is commonly confused with "ny", "nunca", "Núñez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nun" is [ˈnũn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nun" come from?
"nun" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "nun", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ooh#37,755nea#37,744RFC#37,838ina#37,663

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list