nunciatura

[nũnsjaˈt̪uɾa]

/[nũnsjaˈt̪uɾa]/ noun

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The verdict

“nunciatura” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,154 among 7,828 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,154
frequency rank, Spanish
7,828
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cargo o dignidad de nuncio.

Key facts for nunciatura
PropertyValue
Headwordnunciatura
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nũnsjaˈt̪uɾa]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,154
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “nunciatura” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). nunciatura lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nunciatura is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,154 among 7,828 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [nũnsjaˈt̪uɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for nunciatura in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is nunciatura, spelled N-U-N-C-I-A-T-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cargo o dignidad de nuncio.
  2. 2
    Casa en donde vive el nuncio y está su tribunal.
  3. 3
    Auditor que forma parte de la nunciatura.
  4. 4
    Rota de la Nunciatura.

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 "nunciatura"?
"nunciatura" is spelled N-U-N-C-I-A-T-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [nũnsjaˈt̪uɾa].
What does "nunciatura" mean?
As a noun, "nunciatura" means: Cargo o dignidad de nuncio.
How do you pronounce "nunciatura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nunciatura" is [nũnsjaˈt̪uɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nunciatura" come from?
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Using “nunciatura”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is N-U-N-C-I-A-T-U-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [nũnsjaˈt̪uɾa] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list