árnica
[ˈaɾnika]
The verdict
“árnica” 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) - (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...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | árnica |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaɾnika] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “árnica” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for árnica is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɾnika]. 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.
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.
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Using “árnica”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Á-R-N-I-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaɾnika] (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.