arveja

[aɾˈβ̞exa]

/[aɾˈβ̞exa]/ noun

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The verdict

“arveja” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,575 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,575
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-arveja · arveja · Spanish

arveja · rank #84,575 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,575
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arribista

Nearest frequency peer: arribista (-2 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 “arveja”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arveja
PropertyValue
Headwordarveja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɾˈβ̞exa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,575
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “arveja” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).arvejacae 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: “arribista” (#84,573), “aseguraré” (#84,577), “Arria” (#84,572). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arveja” va en #84,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arveja is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,575 among 7,704 “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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list