barba de cabra
[ˈbaɾβ̞a ð̞e ˈkaβ̞ɾa]
The verdict
“barba de cabra” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Tragopogon porrifolius L.) Planta bienal de la familia de las Compuestas, nativa de la Europa mediterránea. Tiene flores color púrpura muy vistosas. Sus raíces tienen una forma cónica y son de col...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | barba de cabra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈbaɾβ̞a ð̞e ˈkaβ̞ɾa] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “barba de cabra” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
barba de cabra is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈbaɾβ̞a ð̞e ˈkaβ̞ɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Tragopogon porrifolius L.) Planta bienal de la familia de las Compuestas, nativa de la Europa mediterránea. Tiene flores color púrpura muy vistosas. Sus raíces tienen una forma cónica y son de col...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for barba de cabra, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is barba de cabra, spelled B-A-R-B-A- -D-E- -C-A-B-R-A.
Definition
- 1(Tragopogon porrifolius L.) Planta bienal de la familia de las Compuestas, nativa de la Europa mediterránea. Tiene flores color púrpura muy vistosas. Sus raíces tienen una forma cónica y son de color amarillo blancuzco, miden unos 15 cm de largo y dos o tres de grueso. Como hortaliza sus hojas se consumen crudas en ensaladas, fritas y guisadas de diversas formas, las raíces se consumen cocidas. En medicina natural la decocción sirve contra la gota y el reumatismo.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “barba de cabra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-R-B-A- -D-E- -C-A-B-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbaɾβ̞a ð̞e ˈkaβ̞ɾa] (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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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.