nutrir

/[nuˈt̪ɾiɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,289

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

nutrir is aSpanishverb. It means: Servir a un organismo las sustancias que necesita para realizar sus funciones. Pronounced [nuˈt̪ɾiɾ]. Often confused with nutre and Nuria.

Key facts for nutrir
PropertyValue
Headwordnutrir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[nuˈt̪ɾiɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,289
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for nutrir is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [nuˈt̪ɾiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,289 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for nutrir, with forms such as "nnutrir", "nturir", and "nurtir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "nutre", "Nuria", "nutren", and more, 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 nutrir, spelled N-U-T-R-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Servir a un organismo las sustancias que necesita para realizar sus funciones.
  2. 2
    Fortalecer, dar nuevas fuerzas.
  3. 3
    Ocupar un espacio, poner mucha gente, animales o cosas en un lugar.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: nnutrir,nturir,nurtir,nutirr,nutrirr,nutrri,nutrrir,nuttrir,untrir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for nutrir

Misspelling Variants of "nutrir"

nnutrir7nturir6nurtir6nutirr6nutrirr7nutrri6nutrrir7nuttrir7
Misspelling Variants of "nutrir"

Frequency rank: #47,289 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nutrir"?
"nutrir" is spelled N-U-T-R-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [nuˈt̪ɾiɾ].
What does "nutrir" mean?
As a verb, "nutrir" means: Servir a un organismo las sustancias que necesita para realizar sus funciones.
What words are commonly confused with "nutrir"?
"nutrir" is commonly confused with "nutre", "Nuria", "nutren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "nutrir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nutrir" is [nuˈt̪ɾiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "nutrir" come from?
"nutrir" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.