cebolleta
[seβ̞oˈʝet̪a]
The verdict
“cebolleta” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #79,872 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #79,872
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Allium fistulosum) Planta semejante a la cebolla, de tallo delgado, flor violácea, bulbo cilíndrico más pequeño y con gran parte del tallo comestible.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cebolleta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [seβ̞oˈʝet̪a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #79,872 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cebolleta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for cebolleta is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [seβ̞oˈʝet̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,872 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
cebolleta has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is cebolleta, spelled C-E-B-O-L-L-E-T-A.
Definition
- 1(Allium fistulosum) Planta semejante a la cebolla, de tallo delgado, flor violácea, bulbo cilíndrico más pequeño y con gran parte del tallo comestible.
- 2Bulbo comestible de esta planta.
- 3Cebolla que se vuelve a plantar y se come tierna antes de florecer.
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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 “cebolleta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-E-B-O-L-L-E-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [seβ̞oˈʝet̪a] (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.