saharauis

[saaˈɾawis]

/[saaˈɾawis]/ adj

The verdict

“saharauis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,911 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,911
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de saharaui.

Corpus desk

Index ES-saharauis · saharauis · Spanish

saharauis · rank #51,911 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,911
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sabíais

Nearest frequency peer: sabíais (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “saharauis”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “saharauis” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for saharauis
PropertyValue
Headwordsaharauis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[saaˈɾawis]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,911
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “saharauis” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.saharauiscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sabíais” (#51,910), “salvoconducto” (#51,912), “rust” (#51,909). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “saharauis” va en #51,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

saharauis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,911 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [saaˈɾawis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de saharaui.".

saharauis has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is saharauis, spelled S-A-H-A-R-A-U-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de saharaui.

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 "saharauis"?
"saharauis" is spelled S-A-H-A-R-A-U-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [saaˈɾawis].
What does "saharauis" mean?
As an adjective, "saharauis" means: Forma del plural de saharaui.
How do you pronounce "saharauis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saharauis" is [saaˈɾawis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saharauis" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "saharauis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list