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 May 6, 2026) - A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achiote |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “achiote” sits in English frequency
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.
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Using “achiote”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-C-H-I-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.