árnica
[ˈaɾnika]
The verdict
“árnica” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Arnica spp.) Cualquiera de unas 30 especies de plantas perennes, herbáceas, de la familia de las asteráceas, de tallo erecto, roseta basal de hojas coriáceas, y flores compuestas. Por su alta conc...
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Index ES-arnica · árnica · Spanish
árnica · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Á" 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 | árnica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɾnika] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “árnica” en español
Rare enough to double-check
árnica is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaɾnika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for árnica, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is árnica, spelled Á-R-N-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1(Arnica spp.) Cualquiera de unas 30 especies de plantas perennes, herbáceas, de la familia de las asteráceas, de tallo erecto, roseta basal de hojas coriáceas, y flores compuestas. Por su alta concentración de timol ha sido usada tradicionalmente como medicinal, aunque los estudios modernos no han podido verificar su eficacia
- 2Tintura de árnica₁, usada como antiinflamatorio
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.