balsamina
[balsaˈmina]
The verdict
“balsamina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Impatiens balsamina) Planta anual de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, con tallos de cerca de un metro de altura, sarmentosos y llenos de zarcillos trepadores; hojas pequeñas, recortadas, semejante...
Corpus desk
Index ES-balsamina · balsamina · Spanish
balsamina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | balsamina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [balsaˈmina] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “balsamina” en español
Rare enough to double-check
balsamina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [balsaˈmina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for balsamina, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is balsamina, spelled B-A-L-S-A-M-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1(Impatiens balsamina) Planta anual de la familia de las cucurbitáceas, con tallos de cerca de un metro de altura, sarmentosos y llenos de zarcillos trepadores; hojas pequeñas, recortadas, semejantes a las de la vid, pedunculadas y de color verde brillante; flores axilares, dioicas, amarillas, encarnadas o blanquecinas, y fruto capsular, alargado, de color rojo amarillento, con semillas grandes en forma de almendra. Es planta americana, naturalizada en España.
- 2Planta perenne origínaria del Perú, de la familia de las geraniáceas, con tallo ramoso, como de medío metro de altura, hojas gruesas, alternas y lanceoladas, flores amarillas y fruto redondo que, estando maduro, arroja con fuerza la semilla en cuanto se le toca. Se emplea en medicina como vulneraria.
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.