aljonjolí
[alxõŋxoˈli]
The verdict
“aljonjolí” 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 May 6, 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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aljonjolí |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alxõŋxoˈli] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aljonjolí” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aljonjolí is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alxõŋxoˈli]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for aljonjolí in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 aljonjolí, spelled A-L-J-O-N-J-O-L-Í.
Definition
- 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.
- 2Semilla del ajonjolí₁, apreciada en gastronomía.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “aljonjolí”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-J-O-N-J-O-L-Í - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alxõŋxoˈli] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.