nacívsnaziWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: nací is a verb, nazi is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“nací” is a verb and “nazi” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,465
“nací” frequency rank
#5,862
“nazi” frequency rank
13327
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nací nazi
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de nacer. Relativo al nacionalsocialismo o nazismo.

Same sound, different letters: nací vs nazi

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters.

4 ch
nací
4 ch
nazi

Homophone desk: nací vs nazi

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: nací and nazi carry the same recorded pronunciation, [naˈsi]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nací is recorded at frequency rank #7,465, classified as averb, pronounced [naˈsi]. nazi is at rank #5,862, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnasi].

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 13327, this pair ranks #288,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nací vs nazi

Shared letters: an. Private to "nací": . Private to "nazi": iz.

"nací" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "nazi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nazianzi · naiz · nazzi · nnazi · nzai

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "nací" for "nazi" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nací" is a verb and "nazi" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "nací" or "nazi"?
"nazi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,862 in our Spanish list, against #7,465 for "nací". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

"nací" and "nazi" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nací" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nazi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #288,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nací" and "nazi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nací vs nui". 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 #288,280 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