beleño

[beˈleɲo]

/[beˈleɲo]/ noun

The verdict

“beleño” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Hyoscyamus niger) Planta de la familia de las solanáceas, como de un metro de altura, con hojas anchas, largas, hendidas, vellosas, flores a lo largo de los tallos, amarillas por encima y rojas po...

Corpus desk

Index ES-beleno · beleño · Spanish

beleño · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 beleño
PropertyValue
Headwordbeleño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beˈleɲo]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “beleño” en español

beleñono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

beleño is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [beˈleɲo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for beleño, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is beleño, spelled B-E-L-E-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Hyoscyamus niger) Planta de la familia de las solanáceas, como de un metro de altura, con hojas anchas, largas, hendidas, vellosas, flores a lo largo de los tallos, amarillas por encima y rojas por debajo, y fruto capsular con muchas semillas pequeñas redondas y amarillentas. Toda la planta, especialmente la raíz, es narcótica.
  2. 2
    (Bryonia dioica) Planta trepadora con zarcillos, hojas pentalobuladas, flores azuladas o blancas; el fruto es una baya de color rojo. La planta es tóxica y tiene uso en medicina natural como purgante y rubefaciente. Los brotes tiernos son comestibles.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "beleño"?
"beleño" is spelled B-E-L-E-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [beˈleɲo].
What does "beleño" mean?
As a noun, "beleño" means: (Hyoscyamus niger) Planta de la familia de las solanáceas, como de un metro de altura, con hojas anchas, largas, hendidas, vellosas, flores a lo largo de los tallos, amarillas por encima y rojas po...
How do you pronounce "beleño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "beleño" is [beˈleɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "beleño" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list