diente de león
[ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e ð̞e leˈõn]
The verdict
“diente de león” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Taraxacum officinale) Planta herbácea, de la familia de las asteráceas, de característica flor amarilla, que se transforma en una característica esfera blanquecina formada por los largos vilanos u...
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Index ES-diente-de-leon · diente de león · Spanish
diente de león · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | diente de león |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e ð̞e leˈõn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “diente de león” en español
Rare enough to double-check
diente de león is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈd̪jẽn̪t̪e ð̞e leˈõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Taraxacum officinale) Planta herbácea, de la familia de las asteráceas, de característica flor amarilla, que se transforma en una característica esfera blanquecina formada por los largos vilanos u...".
diente de león doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is diente de león, spelled D-I-E-N-T-E- -D-E- -L-E-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1(Taraxacum officinale) Planta herbácea, de la familia de las asteráceas, de característica flor amarilla, que se transforma en una característica esfera blanquecina formada por los largos vilanos unidos a los frutos para su dispersión por anemocoria
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.