nunca
Spanish, adverb/ˈnunka/
nunca is spelled N-U-N-C-A (5 letters) and appears 692 times per million words in written Spanish, the 111th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nunca is a Spanish adverb meaning “never” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En ningún momento o circunstancia posibles”.
What does nunca mean in English?
adverb
- 1
never
Nunca he probado la langosta.
- 2
ever
Estamos mejor que nunca.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. En ningún momento o circunstancia posibles. 2. Alguna vez. 3. De alguna manera.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce nunca?
- /ˈnunka/
- [ˈnũŋ.ka]
- [ˈnũŋka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nunca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nunca in Spanish?
nunca appears 692 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).