uñir
[uˈɲiɾ]
The verdict
“uñir” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Colocar el yugo o en yunta a bestias o animales de tiro tales como bueyes y mulas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-unir · uñir · Spanish
uñir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | uñir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [uˈɲiɾ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Dónde se sitúa “uñir” en la frecuencia del español
Rare enough to double-check
uñir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [uˈɲiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for uñir, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 uñir, spelled U-Ñ-I-R.
Definition
- 1Colocar el yugo o en yunta a bestias o animales de tiro tales como bueyes y mulas.
- 2Unir o poner juntos dos o más objetos o individuos.
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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.
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