cebolleta

[seβ̞oˈʝet̪a]

/[seβ̞oˈʝet̪a]/ noun

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

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cebolleta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cebolleta
PropertyValue
Headwordcebolleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seβ̞oˈʝet̪a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cebolleta” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.cebolletacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “cenan” (#79,875), “cenital” (#79,876), “castigarán” (#79,867). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cebolleta” va en #79,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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. 1
    (Allium fistulosum) Planta semejante a la cebolla, de tallo delgado, flor violácea, bulbo cilíndrico más pequeño y con gran parte del tallo comestible.
  2. 2
    Bulbo comestible de esta planta.
  3. 3
    Cebolla que se vuelve a plantar y se come tierna antes de florecer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cebolleta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La cebolleta es un alimento con un escaso aporte calórico, aporta mucho sabor a las comidas.

Synonyms

cebolla de verdeocebolla blancacebollita chinacebollita de verdeocebolla largacebolla en ramacebolla juncacebolla cambraycebollíncebollino

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cebolleta"?
"cebolleta" is spelled C-E-B-O-L-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seβ̞oˈʝet̪a].
What does "cebolleta" mean?
As a noun, "cebolleta" means: (Allium fistulosum) Planta semejante a la cebolla, de tallo delgado, flor violácea, bulbo cilíndrico más pequeño y con gran parte del tallo comestible.
How do you pronounce "cebolleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cebolleta" is [seβ̞oˈʝet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cebolleta" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cebolleta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list