wasn't

/ˈwɒz.ənt/

//ˈwɒz.ənt// contraction

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The verdict

“wasn't” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,596 among 1,158 “W” headwords), classed as a contraction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,596
frequency rank, Spanish
1,158
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - No fue, contracción de was not.

Key facts for wasn't
PropertyValue
Headwordwasn't
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechContraction
IPA/ˈwɒz.ənt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#81,596
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wasn't” 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). wasn't lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

wasn't is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,596 among 1,158 “W” headwords, classed as acontraction, transcribed /ˈwɒz.ənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "No fue, contracción de was not.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for wasn't in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is wasn't, spelled W-A-S-N-'-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    No fue, contracción de was not.

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 "wasn't"?
"wasn't" is spelled W-A-S-N-'-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɒz.ənt/.
What does "wasn't" mean?
As a contraction, "wasn't" means: No fue, contracción de was not.
How do you pronounce "wasn't"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wasn't" is /ˈwɒz.ənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wasn't" come from?
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Using “wasn't”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is W-A-S-N-'-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈwɒz.ənt/ (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