alubia

[aˈluβ̞ja]

/[aˈluβ̞ja]/ noun

The verdict

“alubia” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Phaseolus vulgaris) Planta leguminosa de la familia de las fabáceas, con hábito muy variable, que puede alcanzar hasta 60 cm de altura cuando erecta y cinco veces eso como liana, de tallo redondea...

Key facts for alubia
PropertyValue
Headwordalubia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈluβ̞ja]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “alubia” sits in Spanish frequency

alubia falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alubia is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈluβ̞ja]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

alubia has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is alubia, spelled A-L-U-B-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Phaseolus vulgaris) Planta leguminosa de la familia de las fabáceas, con hábito muy variable, que puede alcanzar hasta 60 cm de altura cuando erecta y cinco veces eso como liana, de tallo redondeado, hojas trifoliadas de folíolos cordiformes. Produce flores solitarias, blancas, que fructifican en una vaina longilínea con entre 4 y 6 semillas. Se cultiva por estas, usadas como alimento
  2. 2
    Semilla de la alubia₁, usada como alimento

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alubia"?
"alubia" is spelled A-L-U-B-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈluβ̞ja].
What does "alubia" mean?
As a noun, "alubia" means: (Phaseolus vulgaris) Planta leguminosa de la familia de las fabáceas, con hábito muy variable, que puede alcanzar hasta 60 cm de altura cuando erecta y cinco veces eso como liana, de tallo redondea...
How do you pronounce "alubia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alubia" is [aˈluβ̞ja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alubia" come from?
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Using “alubia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-U-B-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aˈluβ̞ja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list