ajonjolí

[axõŋxoˈli]

/[axõŋxoˈli]/ noun

The verdict

“ajonjolí” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,958 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,958
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Sesamum indicum) Planta anual, de la familia de las pedaliáceas, de tallos erectos de hasta 1 m de altura, hojas opuestas, anchas, lanceoladas, de margen liso, flores tubulares de color blanco a p...

Corpus desk

Index ES-ajonjoli · ajonjolí · Spanish

ajonjolí · rank #69,958 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,958
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alabaron

Nearest frequency peer: alabaron (+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 “ajonjolí”

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 “ajonjolí” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ajonjolí
PropertyValue
Headwordajonjolí
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[axõŋxoˈli]
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,958
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ajonjolí” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ajonjolícae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “alabaron” (#69,959), “aguilucho” (#69,956), “agradezcan” (#69,955). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ajonjolí” va en #69,958. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ajonjolí is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,958 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [axõŋxoˈli]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ajonjolí, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is ajonjolí, spelled A-J-O-N-J-O-L-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Sesamum indicum) Planta anual, de la familia de las pedaliáceas, de tallos erectos de hasta 1 m de altura, hojas opuestas, anchas, lanceoladas, de margen liso, flores tubulares de color blanco a púrpura, y fruto en cápsula que contiene numerosas semillas ricas en aceite.
  2. 2
    Semilla del ajonjolí₁, apreciada en gastronomía.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ajonjolí appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Este sustantivo, que significa 'sésamo', es del masculino, y su plural es ajonjolíes o ajonjolís.
  2. Lo que se siembra es maiz, arroz, gengibre, ajonjolí y hortaliza.

Synonyms

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 "ajonjolí"?
"ajonjolí" is spelled A-J-O-N-J-O-L-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [axõŋxoˈli].
What does "ajonjolí" mean?
As a noun, "ajonjolí" means: (Sesamum indicum) Planta anual, de la familia de las pedaliáceas, de tallos erectos de hasta 1 m de altura, hojas opuestas, anchas, lanceoladas, de margen liso, flores tubulares de color blanco a p...
How do you pronounce "ajonjolí"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ajonjolí" is [axõŋxoˈli]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list