nachvsnichoWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“nach” and “nicho” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,875
“nach” frequency rank
#17,498
“nicho” frequency rank
57373
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nach nicho
Definition Décimacuarta letra del alfabeto eslavo y ruso. Tiene el valor de nuestra "n". Concavidad en el espesor de un muro, generalmente en forma de semicilindro y terminada en un cuarto de esfera, para colocar dentro una estatua, un jarrón u otra cosa.

Where the eye mixes nach and nicho

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. nach runs 4 letters (CVCC) against nicho's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
nach
5 ch
nicho

Visual trap between nach and nicho

A purely visual mix-up. nach ([ˈnat͡ʃ]) and nicho ([ˈnit͡ʃo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57373, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nach is recorded at frequency rank #39,875, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnat͡ʃ]. nicho is at rank #17,498, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnit͡ʃo].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 57373, this pair ranks #70,744 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of nach vs nicho

Shared letters: chn. Private to "nach": a. Private to "nicho": io.

"nach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "nicho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nach ← anch · nacch · nachh · nahc · ncah · nnach
  • nicho ← incho · nciho · niccho · nichho · nicoh · nihco · nnicho

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "nach" for "nicho" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnat͡ʃ] versus [ˈnit͡ʃo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "nach" or "nicho"?
"nicho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,498 in our Spanish list, against #39,875 for "nach". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "nach" and "nicho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nicho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,744 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nach" and "nicho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nach vs nacos". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #70,744 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list