warm

/wɔːm/

//wɔːm// adj

The verdict

“warm” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #68,214 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#68,214
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que tiene una temperatura ligeramente más alta que la usual, pero aún placentera; ligeramente caliente.

Key facts for warm
PropertyValue
Headwordwarm
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/wɔːm/
Letters4
Frequency rank#68,214
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “warm” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). warm lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for warm is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /wɔːm/. Corpus data places it at rank #68,214 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for warm, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is warm, spelled W-A-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene una temperatura ligeramente más alta que la usual, pero aún placentera; ligeramente caliente.
  2. 2
    Que tiene un color en la parte roja-naranja-amarilla del espectro electromagnético; cálido.
  3. 3
    Cercano, frecuentemente usado en el contexto de un juego en el cual "warm" y "cold" son usados para indicar la cercanía al objetivo; caliente.

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 "warm"?
"warm" is spelled W-A-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is /wɔːm/.
What does "warm" mean?
As an adjective, "warm" means: Que tiene una temperatura ligeramente más alta que la usual, pero aún placentera; ligeramente caliente.
How do you pronounce "warm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "warm" is /wɔːm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "warm" come from?
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Using “warm”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is W-A-R-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /wɔːm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list