arveja

[aɾˈβ̞exa]

/[aɾˈβ̞exa]/ noun

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The verdict

“arveja” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,575 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,575
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Ceratonia siliqua) Árbol perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, nativo de la región mediterránea y cultivado desde la antigüedad por sus semillas comestibles.

Key facts for arveja
PropertyValue
Headwordarveja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɾˈβ̞exa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,575
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “arveja” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). arveja lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arveja is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,575 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɾˈβ̞exa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

arveja has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is arveja, spelled A-R-V-E-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Ceratonia siliqua) Árbol perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, nativo de la región mediterránea y cultivado desde la antigüedad por sus semillas comestibles.
  2. 2
    (Pisum sativum) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las fabáceas, originaria de la cuenca del Mediterráneo, de crecimiento indeterminado, con largos tallos dotados de zarcillos trepadores, hojas alternas, compuestas, y flores cigomorfas de color blanco a lila, y frutos en legumbre.
  3. 3
    Semilla comestible de la arveja₂, que se consume fresca o seca desde la antigüedad.
  4. 4
    (Vicia sativa) Veza común, planta leguminosa de tallo trepador, cuyo fruto sirve de alimento a las aves.

Synonyms

algarrobaalgarroboalferjaalverjachícharoguisantealferjaalverjachícharoguisantealferjillaarvejillaarvejeraarvejonaveza

This word in other languages

pea(English)petit pois(Français)Erbse(Deutsch)ervilha(Português)

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 "arveja"?
"arveja" is spelled A-R-V-E-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾˈβ̞exa].
What does "arveja" mean?
As a noun, "arveja" means: (Ceratonia siliqua) Árbol perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, nativo de la región mediterránea y cultivado desde la antigüedad por sus semillas comestibles.
How do you pronounce "arveja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arveja" is [aɾˈβ̞exa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arveja" come from?
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Using “arveja”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-V-E-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [aɾˈβ̞exa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list