shofar
[ʃoˈfaɾ]
The verdict
“shofar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrumento ceremonial, fabricado con el cuerno de un animal como el carnero, cabra, antílope o gacela. Se utiliza en varias fiestas solemnes judias, así como en algunos servicios religiosos cristi...
Corpus desk
Index ES-shofar · shofar · Spanish
shofar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shofar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃoˈfaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “shofar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
shofar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃoˈfaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrumento ceremonial, fabricado con el cuerno de un animal como el carnero, cabra, antílope o gacela. Se utiliza en varias fiestas solemnes judias, así como en algunos servicios religiosos cristi...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for shofar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is shofar, spelled S-H-O-F-A-R.
Definition
- 1Instrumento ceremonial, fabricado con el cuerno de un animal como el carnero, cabra, antílope o gacela. Se utiliza en varias fiestas solemnes judias, así como en algunos servicios religiosos cristianos.
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