espirulina
[espiɾuˈlina]
The verdict
“espirulina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Suplemento dietético que se obtiene a partir de cianobacterias del género Arthrospira, concretamente de las dos especies Arthrospira platensis y Arthrospira maxima.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espirulina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [espiɾuˈlina] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espirulina” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
espirulina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [espiɾuˈlina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Suplemento dietético que se obtiene a partir de cianobacterias del género Arthrospira, concretamente de las dos especies Arthrospira platensis y Arthrospira maxima.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for espirulina in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is espirulina, spelled E-S-P-I-R-U-L-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Suplemento dietético que se obtiene a partir de cianobacterias del género Arthrospira, concretamente de las dos especies Arthrospira platensis y Arthrospira maxima.
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.
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Using “espirulina”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-I-R-U-L-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [espiɾuˈlina] (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.