begonia

[beˈɣ̞onja]

/[beˈɣ̞onja]/ noun

The verdict

“begonia” 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) - Planta perenne de las begoniáceas, de 40 cm de alto, la mayoria posee flores de pétalos rosados o blancos, pero hay de otros colores.

Corpus desk

Index ES-begonia · begonia · Spanish

begonia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for begonia
PropertyValue
Headwordbegonia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beˈɣ̞onja]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “begonia” sits in Spanish frequency

begonia falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

begonia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [beˈɣ̞onja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Planta perenne de las begoniáceas, de 40 cm de alto, la mayoria posee flores de pétalos rosados o blancos, pero hay de otros colores.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for begonia, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is begonia, spelled B-E-G-O-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Planta perenne de las begoniáceas, de 40 cm de alto, la mayoria posee flores de pétalos rosados o blancos, pero hay de otros colores.

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "begonia"?
"begonia" is spelled B-E-G-O-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈɣ̞onja].
What does "begonia" mean?
As a noun, "begonia" means: Planta perenne de las begoniáceas, de 40 cm de alto, la mayoria posee flores de pétalos rosados o blancos, pero hay de otros colores.
How do you pronounce "begonia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "begonia" is [beˈɣ̞onja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "begonia" come from?
"begonia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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