bija
[ˈbixa]
The verdict
“bija” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,935 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,935
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Especia usada en para dar color a la comida. Se utiliza también por los indígenas en rostro y cuerpo en algunos rituales.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bija |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbixa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #94,935 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bija” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bija is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,935 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbixa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Especia usada en para dar color a la comida. Se utiliza también por los indígenas en rostro y cuerpo en algunos rituales.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bija, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is bija, spelled B-I-J-A.
Definition
- 1Especia usada en para dar color a la comida. Se utiliza también por los indígenas en rostro y cuerpo en algunos rituales.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bija”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-I-J-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbixa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.