chicoria
[t͡ʃiˈkoɾja]
The verdict
“chicoria” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Cichorium intybus) Planta herbácea perenne de la familia de las asteráceas, de hasta 1 m de altura, pubescente, de raíz gruesa y pivotante, hojas espatuladas, semicarnosas, suavemente dentadas, ba...
Corpus desk
Index ES-chicoria · chicoria · Spanish
chicoria · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chicoria |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡ʃiˈkoɾja] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “chicoria” en español
Rare enough to double-check
chicoria is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡ʃiˈkoɾja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chicoria, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is chicoria, spelled C-H-I-C-O-R-I-A.
Definition
- 1(Cichorium intybus) Planta herbácea perenne de la familia de las asteráceas, de hasta 1 m de altura, pubescente, de raíz gruesa y pivotante, hojas espatuladas, semicarnosas, suavemente dentadas, basales, inflorescencias liguladas de color azul a lila, y fruto en aquenio. Procede originariamente del Viejo Mundo, donde se reproduce de manera silvestre en los prados y campos en barbecho, así como a la vera de los caminos
- 2Hojas de la achicoria₁, usadas como vegetal en ensaladas y otros platos
- 3Infusión de la raíz tostada de la achicoria₁, usada como sucedáneo o adulterante del café
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.