recién nacido

[reˈsjẽn naˈsið̞o]

/[reˈsjẽn naˈsið̞o]/ phrase

The verdict

“recién nacido” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se dice del bebé desde que nace hasta transcurridos unos días o pocas semanas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-recien-nacido · recién nacido · Spanish

recién nacido · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for recién nacido
PropertyValue
Headwordrecién nacido
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[reˈsjẽn naˈsið̞o]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “recién nacido” en español

recién nacidoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

recién nacido is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [reˈsjẽn naˈsið̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se dice del bebé desde que nace hasta transcurridos unos días o pocas semanas.".

recién nacido has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 recién nacido, spelled R-E-C-I-É-N- -N-A-C-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se dice del bebé desde que nace hasta transcurridos unos días o pocas semanas.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "recién nacido"?
"recién nacido" is spelled R-E-C-I-É-N- -N-A-C-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈsjẽn naˈsið̞o].
What does "recién nacido" mean?
As a phrase, "recién nacido" means: Se dice del bebé desde que nace hasta transcurridos unos días o pocas semanas.
How do you pronounce "recién nacido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "recién nacido" is [reˈsjẽn naˈsið̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "recién nacido" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list