# spinach

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɪnɪt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #15,514

## Definitions
1. A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.
2. Any of numerous plants, or their leaves, which are used for greens in the same way Spinacia oleracea is or resemble it in some way.

## Etymology
From Middle English spinach, from Anglo-Norman spinache, from Old French espinoche, from Old Occitan espinarc, from Arabic إِسْفَانَاخ (ʔisfānāḵ), from Classical Persian اسپناخ (ispanāx, ispināx).

## Easily confused with
- **spinal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinach-vs-spinal)
- **spina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spinach)

## Common misspellings (11)
`psinach`, `sipnach`, `spianch`, `spinacch`, `spinachh`, `spinahc`, `spincah`, `spinnach`, `spniach`, `sppinach`, `sspinach`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spinach