arrayán
[araˈʝãn]
The verdict
“arrayán” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #97,037 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #97,037
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Myrtus communis) Arbusto o pequeño árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de Europa meridional y el norte de África. Es una planta de follaje siempreverde, de hojas brillantes y perfumadas; ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrayán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [araˈʝãn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,037 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arrayán” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for arrayán is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [araˈʝãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #97,037 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for arrayán, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is arrayán, spelled A-R-R-A-Y-Á-N.
Definition
- 1(Myrtus communis) Arbusto o pequeño árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, nativo de Europa meridional y el norte de África. Es una planta de follaje siempreverde, de hojas brillantes y perfumadas; sus flores son blancas, con cinco pétalos y numerosos estambres; y su fruto es una baya de color azulado.
- 2Por analogía, Luma apiculata, árbol de la familia de las mirtáceas, natural de los bosques templados del sur de Chile y Argentina. Alcanza los 25 m de altura, aunque en la mayor parte de su área de distribución crece como arbusto; su tronco es naranjo y con una cubierta lanosaes; tiene hoja perenne, redonda, de color verde lustroso; sus flores son blancas y aromáticas, con importancia en apicultura y su fruto es una baya azulada comestible.
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.
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Using “arrayán”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-R-A-Y-Á-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [araˈʝãn] (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.