cebolleta
[seβ̞oˈʝet̪a]
The verdict
“cebolleta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,872 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,872
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Allium fistulosum) Planta semejante a la cebolla, de tallo delgado, flor violácea, bulbo cilíndrico más pequeño y con gran parte del tallo comestible.
Corpus desk
Index ES-cebolleta · cebolleta · Spanish
cebolleta · rank #79,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,872
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH cenan
Nearest frequency peer: cenan (+3 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cebolleta”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- castigarán
castigarán
20,134 corpus weight
- cebolleta
cebolleta
20,129 corpus weight
- cenan
cenan
20,126 corpus weight
- cenital
cenital
20,125 corpus weight
- cenizo
cenizo
20,124 corpus weight
- cepillarse
cepillarse
20,121 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cebolleta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “cebolleta” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cebolleta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,872 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [seβ̞oˈʝet̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cebolleta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La cebolleta es un alimento con un escaso aporte calórico, aporta mucho sabor a las comidas.
Synonyms
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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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