unique

[y.nik]

/[y.nik]/ adj

The verdict

“unique” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,720 among 448 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,720
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Único.

Corpus desk

Index ES-unique · unique · Spanish

unique · rank #62,720 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,720
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH turbulentas

Nearest frequency peer: turbulentas (-3 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 “unique”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for unique
PropertyValue
Headwordunique
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[y.nik]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,720
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “unique” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.uniquecae 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: “turbulentas” (#62,717), “tuo” (#62,716), “utilicemos” (#62,724). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “unique” va en #62,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

unique is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,720 among 448 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [y.nik]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Único.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for unique, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 unique, spelled U-N-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Único.

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 "unique"?
"unique" is spelled U-N-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [y.nik].
What does "unique" mean?
As an adjective, "unique" means: Único.
How do you pronounce "unique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "unique" is [y.nik]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "unique" come from?
"unique" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list