albahaca

[alβ̞aˈaka]

/[alβ̞aˈaka]/ noun

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The verdict

“albahaca” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,174. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,174
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Ocimum basilicum) Planta herbácea muy aromática, de flores blancas y hojas muy verdes, que se cultiva en los jardines.

Corpus desk

Index ES-albahaca · albahaca · Spanish

albahaca · rank #41,174 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,174
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH AIT

Nearest frequency peer: AIT (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “albahaca”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “albahaca” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for albahaca
PropertyValue
Headwordalbahaca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[alβ̞aˈaka]
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,174
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “albahaca”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.albahacacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “AIT” (#41,173), “albaneses” (#41,175), “aguijón” (#41,172). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “albahaca” va en #41,174. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around albahaca (IPA [alβ̞aˈaka]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,174 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Ocimum basilicum) Planta herbácea muy aromática, de flores blancas y hojas muy verdes, que se cultiva en los jardines.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for albahaca, with forms such as "ablahaca", "alabhaca", and "albaahca". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is albahaca, spelled A-L-B-A-H-A-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Ocimum basilicum) Planta herbácea muy aromática, de flores blancas y hojas muy verdes, que se cultiva en los jardines.

Synonyms

basílicoalbacaalhábega

This word in other languages

basil(English)basilic(Français)Basilikum(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ablahaca
  • alabhaca
  • albaahca
  • albahaac
  • albahacca
  • albahcaa
  • albahhaca
  • albbahaca
  • albhaaca
  • allbahaca
  • alvahaca
  • labahaca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of albahaca - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ablahaca2alabhaca2albaahca2albahaac2albahacca1albahcaa2albahhaca1albbahaca1
Edit distance from "albahaca"

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 "albahaca"?
"albahaca" is spelled A-L-B-A-H-A-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [alβ̞aˈaka].
What does "albahaca" mean?
As a noun, "albahaca" means: (Ocimum basilicum) Planta herbácea muy aromática, de flores blancas y hojas muy verdes, que se cultiva en los jardines.
What are common misspellings of "albahaca"?
Common misspellings include "ablahaca", "alabhaca", "albaahca", "albahaac", "albahacca". The correct spelling is "albahaca".
How do you pronounce "albahaca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "albahaca" is [alβ̞aˈaka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "albahaca" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

alternos#41,183admirada#41,164acogidos#41,159aparcado#41,189

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

aguacates12 variantsalineadas12 variantsanatómica12 variantsaportaba12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list