nupcias

/[ˈnupsjas]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,166

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

nupcias is aSpanishnoun. It means: Rito o sacramento por el cual las personas se unen en matrimonio de acuerdo a las prescripciones de su fe Pronounced [ˈnupsjas]. Often confused with nutrias and nupcial.

Key facts for nupcias
PropertyValue
Headwordnupcias
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈnupsjas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,166
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nupcias is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnupsjas]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,166 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for nupcias, with forms such as "nnupcias", "npucias", and "nucpias". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "nutrias", "nupcial", 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 nupcias, spelled N-U-P-C-I-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rito o sacramento por el cual las personas se unen en matrimonio de acuerdo a las prescripciones de su fe
  2. 2
    Fiesta con la que se celebran las nupcias₁

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnupcias,npucias,nucpias,nupcais,nupccias,nupciass,nupcisa,nupicas,nuppcias,nupsias,unpcias

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nupcias

Misspelling Variants of "nupcias"

nnupcias8npucias7nucpias7nupcais7nupccias8nupciass8nupcisa7nupicas7
Misspelling Variants of "nupcias"

Frequency rank: #30,166 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nupcias"?
"nupcias" is spelled N-U-P-C-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnupsjas].
What does "nupcias" mean?
As a noun, "nupcias" means: Rito o sacramento por el cual las personas se unen en matrimonio de acuerdo a las prescripciones de su fe
What words are commonly confused with "nupcias"?
"nupcias" is commonly confused with "nutrias", "nupcial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nupcias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nupcias" is [ˈnupsjas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nupcias" come from?
"nupcias" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.