achicoria
[at͡ʃiˈkoɾja]
The verdict
“achicoria” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,638 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,638
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 120,137
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Cichorium intybus) Planta herbácea perenne de la familia de las asteráceas, de hasta 1 m de altura, pubescente, de raíz gruesa y pivotante, hojas espatuladas, semicarnosas, suavemente dentadas, ba...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achicoria |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [at͡ʃiˈkoɾja] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #80,638 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “achicoria” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
achicoria is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,638 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [at͡ʃiˈkoɾja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for achicoria in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is achicoria, spelled A-C-H-I-C-O-R-I-A.
Definition
- 1(Cichorium intybus) Planta herbácea perenne de la familia de las asteráceas, de hasta 1 m de altura, pubescente, de raíz gruesa y pivotante, hojas espatuladas, semicarnosas, suavemente dentadas, basales, inflorescencias liguladas de color azul a lila, y fruto en aquenio. Procede originariamente del Viejo Mundo, donde se reproduce de manera silvestre en los prados y campos en barbecho, así como a la vera de los caminos.
- 2Hojas de la achicoria₁, usadas como vegetal en ensaladas y otros platos.
- 3Infusión de la raíz tostada de la achicoria₁, usada como sucedáneo o adulterante del café.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “achicoria”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-H-I-C-O-R-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [at͡ʃiˈkoɾja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.