ajenjo

[aˈxẽŋxo]

/[aˈxẽŋxo]/ noun

The verdict

“ajenjo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,645 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,645
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Artemisia absinthium) Planta herbácea medicinal de la familia de las asteráceas. Las hojas son de color blanquecino de ambos lados, las flores son de color amarillo de 3 a 5 milímetros de diámetro...

Corpus desk

Index ES-ajenjo · ajenjo · Spanish

ajenjo · rank #66,645 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,645
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH agüita

Nearest frequency peer: agüita (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ajenjo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ajenjo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ajenjo
PropertyValue
Headwordajenjo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈxẽŋxo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,645
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ajenjo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ajenjocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “agüita” (#66,644), “ajustaron” (#66,646), “alcázares” (#66,647). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ajenjo” va en #66,645. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ajenjo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,645 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈxẽŋxo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for ajenjo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ajenjo, spelled A-J-E-N-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Artemisia absinthium) Planta herbácea medicinal de la familia de las asteráceas. Las hojas son de color blanquecino de ambos lados, las flores son de color amarillo de 3 a 5 milímetros de diámetro y salen en los meses de julio a septiembre.
  2. 2
    Bebida alcohólica aderezada con esta planta.

Synonyms

absintioajorizoartemisia amargahierba santa

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ajenjo"?
"ajenjo" is spelled A-J-E-N-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈxẽŋxo].
What does "ajenjo" mean?
As a noun, "ajenjo" means: (Artemisia absinthium) Planta herbácea medicinal de la familia de las asteráceas. Las hojas son de color blanquecino de ambos lados, las flores son de color amarillo de 3 a 5 milímetros de diámetro...
How do you pronounce "ajenjo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ajenjo" is [aˈxẽŋxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ajenjo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ajenjo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list