achiote
/ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti/
"achiote" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“achiote” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
Corpus desk
Index EN-achiote · achiote · English
achiote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | achiote |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “achiote” in English
Rare enough to double-check
achiote is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for achiote, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl. The correct English form is achiote, spelled A-C-H-I-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
- 2The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
- 3An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.
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.