saudade
[sawˈð̞að̞e]
The verdict
“saudade” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,611 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,611
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nostalgia por alguien o algo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-saudade · saudade · Spanish
saudade · rank #94,611 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,611
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH satiriza
Nearest frequency peer: satiriza (-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 “saudade”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Samudio
Samudio
5,394 corpus weight
- sanctuary
sanctuary
5,393 corpus weight
- satiriza
satiriza
5,391 corpus weight
- saudade
saudade
5,390 corpus weight
- Saz
Saz
5,389 corpus weight
- secuenciador
secuenciador
5,386 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “saudade” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saudade |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sawˈð̞að̞e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #94,611 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “saudade” en español
Rare enough to double-check
saudade is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,611 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sawˈð̞að̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nostalgia por alguien o algo.".
No misspelling variants are generated for saudade in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is saudade, spelled S-A-U-D-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Nostalgia por alguien o algo.
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.
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