alholva
[alˈolβ̞a]
The verdict
“alholva” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Trigonella foenum-graecum), especie de planta con flor perteneciente a la familia de las fabáceas. Es una planta anual de entre 20 y 50 cm de altura con hojas compuestas de tres hojuelas oblongas....
Corpus desk
Index ES-alholva · alholva · Spanish
alholva · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | alholva |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈolβ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alholva” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alholva is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈolβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for alholva in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is alholva, spelled A-L-H-O-L-V-A.
Definition
- 1(Trigonella foenum-graecum), especie de planta con flor perteneciente a la familia de las fabáceas. Es una planta anual de entre 20 y 50 cm de altura con hojas compuestas de tres hojuelas oblongas. Esta planta florece en primavera (posee una flor blanca). Puede encontrarse en países del sur de Europa pero su origen se establece en el sudoeste asiático, lugar donde existen plantaciones en la actualidad.
- 2(Medicago sativa), especie de planta herbácea perteneciente a la familia de las fabáceas o leguminosas, Son hierbas perennifolias, sobre todo rectas a subrectas que alcanzan un tamaño de 30-60 cm de altura, pubescentes a subglabras. Los foliolos de 5-20 mm de largo, 3-10 mm de ancho, obovadas a sublineal, dentados en el ápice, adpreso pubescentes; entera o dentada en la base. Inflorescencia en racimo pedunculado, el pedúnculo mucho más largo que el pecíolo. Corola de 6-12 mm de largo, violeta pálido lavanda. Las fruta o en una espiral floja de 1-4 giros, glabras a pilosas.
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