achira

[aˈt͡ʃiɾa]

/[aˈt͡ʃiɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“achira” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Sagittaria montevidensis) Planta herbácea palustre, nativa de las regiones templadas y subtropicales de América; es robusta, acaule, rizomatosa, de hasta 1,5 m de altura, con hojas sagitadas de ha...

Key facts for achira
PropertyValue
Headwordachira
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈt͡ʃiɾa]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “achira” sits in Spanish frequency

achira falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for achira is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈt͡ʃiɾa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for achira in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is achira, spelled A-C-H-I-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Sagittaria montevidensis) Planta herbácea palustre, nativa de las regiones templadas y subtropicales de América; es robusta, acaule, rizomatosa, de hasta 1,5 m de altura, con hojas sagitadas de hasta 30 cm de largo; y flores con largos pecíolos, de pétalos blancos a amarillos. Crece en las costas de los ríos y parajes húmedos.
  2. 2
    (Canna indica) Planta herbácea, de la familia de las cannáceas, perenne, de follaje oblongo, tallos de sección triangular, y flores vistosas de color rojo o amarillo, que dan pequeñas semillas en cápsula; se cultiva ampliamente como ornamental, y por su rizoma comestible.
  3. 3
    Panecillo de harina de rizoma de achira₂.
  4. 4
    Dulce de rizoma de achira₂.

Synonyms

flecha de aguaseta argentinaseta de Montevideoacheraatzeracapachochisguajuquiánmaracapapantlasagú

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "achira"?
"achira" is spelled A-C-H-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈt͡ʃiɾa].
What does "achira" mean?
As a noun, "achira" means: (Sagittaria montevidensis) Planta herbácea palustre, nativa de las regiones templadas y subtropicales de América; es robusta, acaule, rizomatosa, de hasta 1,5 m de altura, con hojas sagitadas de ha...
How do you pronounce "achira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "achira" is [aˈt͡ʃiɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "achira" come from?
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Using “achira”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-C-H-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈt͡ʃiɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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