senegalés

[seneɣ̞aˈles]

/[seneɣ̞aˈles]/ adj

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The verdict

“senegalés” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,664 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,664
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona originaria o habitante de Senegal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-senegales · senegalés · Spanish

senegalés · rank #56,664 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,664
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sente

Nearest frequency peer: sente (+2 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 “senegalés”

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 “senegalés” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for senegalés
PropertyValue
Headwordsenegalés
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[seneɣ̞aˈles]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,664
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “senegalés” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.senegaléscae 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: “sente” (#56,666), “saqueados” (#56,660), “shut” (#56,669). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “senegalés” va en #56,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

senegalés is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,664 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [seneɣ̞aˈles]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

senegalés has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is senegalés, spelled S-E-N-E-G-A-L-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona originaria o habitante de Senegal.
  2. 2
    Se dice de algo que proviene o tiene relación con Senegal

This word in other languages

Senegalese(English)sénégalais(Français)Senegaler(Deutsch)

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 "senegalés"?
"senegalés" is spelled S-E-N-E-G-A-L-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is [seneɣ̞aˈles].
What does "senegalés" mean?
As an adjective, "senegalés" means: Persona originaria o habitante de Senegal.
How do you pronounce "senegalés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "senegalés" is [seneɣ̞aˈles]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "senegalés" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

saqueados#56,660rotatorio#56,645reponerse#56,631refinadas#56,620

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list