bardana
[baɾˈð̞ana]
The verdict
“bardana” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Arctium lappa) Hierba bienal, natural de las regiones templadas del Viejo Mundo, desde las Islas Británicas hasta el Japón. Es una planta erecta, de hasta 2 m de altura, con hojas cordiformes, pec...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bardana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [baɾˈð̞ana] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bardana” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bardana is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [baɾˈð̞ana]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Arctium lappa) Hierba bienal, natural de las regiones templadas del Viejo Mundo, desde las Islas Británicas hasta el Japón. Es una planta erecta, de hasta 2 m de altura, con hojas cordiformes, pec...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bardana, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is bardana, spelled B-A-R-D-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1(Arctium lappa) Hierba bienal, natural de las regiones templadas del Viejo Mundo, desde las Islas Británicas hasta el Japón. Es una planta erecta, de hasta 2 m de altura, con hojas cordiformes, pecioladas, pubescentes por el envés. Florece en verano, formando racimos de capítulos de color púrpura, protegidos por un involucro de numerosas brácteas aguzadas que inspiraron el velcro. El fruto es un aquenio alargado, con un breve papo. La raíz es pivotante, alargada, de hasta 1 m de largo, y comestible.
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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 “bardana”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-A-R-D-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [baɾˈð̞ana] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.