amaranto

[amaˈɾãn̪t̪o]

/[amaˈɾãn̪t̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“amaranto” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,259 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,259
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Amaranthus spp.) Cualquiera de muchas especies de hierbas tropicales de origen asiático y compleja taxonomía, cultivadas hoy en todo el mundo por su uso alimentario u ornamental

Corpus desk

Index ES-amaranto · amaranto · Spanish

amaranto · rank #58,259 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,259
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Alzo

Nearest frequency peer: Alzo (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “amaranto”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “amaranto” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for amaranto
PropertyValue
Headwordamaranto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[amaˈɾãn̪t̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,259
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “amaranto” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.amarantocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Alzo” (#58,258), “amonestaciones” (#58,260), “alucino” (#58,257). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “amaranto” va en #58,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

amaranto is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,259 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [amaˈɾãn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Amaranthus spp.) Cualquiera de muchas especies de hierbas tropicales de origen asiático y compleja taxonomía, cultivadas hoy en todo el mundo por su uso alimentario u ornamental".

No generated misspelling entries exist for amaranto in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is amaranto, spelled A-M-A-R-A-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Amaranthus spp.) Cualquiera de muchas especies de hierbas tropicales de origen asiático y compleja taxonomía, cultivadas hoy en todo el mundo por su uso alimentario u ornamental

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); 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 "amaranto"?
"amaranto" is spelled A-M-A-R-A-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [amaˈɾãn̪t̪o].
What does "amaranto" mean?
As a noun, "amaranto" means: (Amaranthus spp.) Cualquiera de muchas especies de hierbas tropicales de origen asiático y compleja taxonomía, cultivadas hoy en todo el mundo por su uso alimentario u ornamental
How do you pronounce "amaranto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "amaranto" is [amaˈɾãn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list