flor del muerto

[ˈfloɾ ð̞el ˈmweɾt̪o]

/[ˈfloɾ ð̞el ˈmweɾt̪o]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Calendula officinalis) Hierba de la familia de las asteráceas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-flor-del-muerto · flor del muerto · Spanish

flor del muerto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 flor del muerto
PropertyValue
Headwordflor del muerto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈfloɾ ð̞el ˈmweɾt̪o]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “flor del muerto” en español

flor del muertoqueda 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

flor del muerto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈfloɾ ð̞el ˈmweɾt̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Calendula officinalis) Hierba de la familia de las asteráceas.".

No misspelling variants are generated for flor del muerto in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 flor del muerto, spelled F-L-O-R- -D-E-L- -M-U-E-R-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Calendula officinalis) Hierba de la familia de las asteráceas.

Synonyms

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 "flor del muerto"?
"flor del muerto" is spelled F-L-O-R- -D-E-L- -M-U-E-R-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfloɾ ð̞el ˈmweɾt̪o].
What does "flor del muerto" mean?
As a phrase, "flor del muerto" means: (Calendula officinalis) Hierba de la familia de las asteráceas.
How do you pronounce "flor del muerto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flor del muerto" is [ˈfloɾ ð̞el ˈmweɾt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flor del muerto" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list