floema

[floˈema]

/[floˈema]/ noun

The verdict

“floema” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tejido membranoso de las plantas que transporte sustancias orgánicas e inorgánicas a toda esta.

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Index ES-floema · floema · Spanish

floema · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" 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.

Key facts for floema
PropertyValue
Headwordfloema
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[floˈema]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “floema” en español

floemaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

floema is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [floˈema]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tejido membranoso de las plantas que transporte sustancias orgánicas e inorgánicas a toda esta.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for floema, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is floema, spelled F-L-O-E-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tejido membranoso de las plantas que transporte sustancias orgánicas e inorgánicas a toda esta.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «El transporte del agua y sales minerales absorbidas por las raíces (savia bruta) lo realizan los vasos conductores del xilema o leño, mientras que el transporte de los productos elaborados en la fotosíntesis (savia elaborada) lo realizan los vasos conductores del floema o líber. Las células conductoras del floema conservan el protoplasto, mientras que la…

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "floema"?
"floema" is spelled F-L-O-E-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [floˈema].
What does "floema" mean?
As a noun, "floema" means: Tejido membranoso de las plantas que transporte sustancias orgánicas e inorgánicas a toda esta.
How do you pronounce "floema"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "floema" is [floˈema]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "floema" come from?
"floema" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list