somnámbulo

[sõmˈnãmbulo]

/[sõmˈnãmbulo]/ adj

The verdict

“somnámbulo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que realiza mientras duerme ciertas funciones propias de la vigilia, especialmente levantarse y caminar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-somnambulo · somnámbulo · Spanish

somnámbulo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for somnámbulo
PropertyValue
Headwordsomnámbulo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[sõmˈnãmbulo]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “somnámbulo” en español

somnámbuloestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

somnámbulo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [sõmˈnãmbulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que realiza mientras duerme ciertas funciones propias de la vigilia, especialmente levantarse y caminar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for somnámbulo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists 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 somnámbulo, spelled S-O-M-N-Á-M-B-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que realiza mientras duerme ciertas funciones propias de la vigilia, especialmente levantarse y caminar.

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 "somnámbulo"?
"somnámbulo" is spelled S-O-M-N-Á-M-B-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [sõmˈnãmbulo].
What does "somnámbulo" mean?
As an adjective, "somnámbulo" means: Que realiza mientras duerme ciertas funciones propias de la vigilia, especialmente levantarse y caminar.
How do you pronounce "somnámbulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "somnámbulo" is [sõmˈnãmbulo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "somnámbulo" come from?
"somnámbulo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list