algarroba
[alɣ̞aˈroβ̞a]
The verdict
“algarroba” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Ceratonia siliqua) Árbol perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, nativo de la región mediterránea y cultivado desde la antigüedad por sus semillas comestibles.
Corpus desk
Index ES-algarroba · algarroba · Spanish
algarroba · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | algarroba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alɣ̞aˈroβ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “algarroba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
algarroba is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alɣ̞aˈroβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
algarroba has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is algarroba, spelled A-L-G-A-R-R-O-B-A.
Definition
- 1(Ceratonia siliqua) Árbol perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, nativo de la región mediterránea y cultivado desde la antigüedad por sus semillas comestibles.
- 2(Neltuma alpataco) Alpataco.
- 3Fruto de la algarroba.
- 4Semilla de la algarroba.
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.