arrayán

[araˈʝãn]

/[araˈʝãn]/ noun

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The verdict

“arrayán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,037 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,037
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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; ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-arrayan · arrayán · Spanish

arrayán · rank #97,037 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,037
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arranquemos

Nearest frequency peer: arranquemos (-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 “arrayán”

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 “arrayán” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arrayán
PropertyValue
Headwordarrayán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[araˈʝãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#97,037
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “arrayán” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).arrayáncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “arranquemos” (#97,036), “arreando” (#97,038), “Arran” (#97,035). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arrayán” va en #97,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arrayán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,037 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [araˈʝãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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. 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.
  2. 2
    Por 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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how arrayán appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Gasté en este mal prolijo, por que el cuero se me curta, polvos de arrayán y murta más que vale mi cortijo.

Synonyms

mirtomurtaarrayán chilenopalo coloradoquetritemu

This word in other languages

myrtle(English)myrte(Français)Myrte(Deutsch)

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 "arrayán"?
"arrayán" is spelled A-R-R-A-Y-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [araˈʝãn].
What does "arrayán" mean?
As a noun, "arrayán" means: (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; ...
How do you pronounce "arrayán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrayán" is [araˈʝãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrayán" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arrendó#97,039atenúan#97,056anaquel#97,012altezas#97,003

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list