garbanzo

[gaɾˈβ̞ãnso]

/[gaɾˈβ̞ãnso]/ noun

The verdict

“garbanzo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,289 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,289
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Cicer arietinum) Planta leguminosa de la familia de las fabáceas, con hábito herbáceo, de hasta 50 cm de altura, tallo redondeado, hojas imparipinnadas de folíolos dentados. Produce flores solitar...

Corpus desk

Index ES-garbanzo · garbanzo · Spanish

garbanzo · rank #52,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,289
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH gamas

Nearest frequency peer: gamas (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “garbanzo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “garbanzo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for garbanzo
PropertyValue
Headwordgarbanzo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gaɾˈβ̞ãnso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,289
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “garbanzo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.garbanzocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “gamas” (#52,288), “garrafa” (#52,290), “Geraldo” (#52,292). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “garbanzo” va en #52,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

garbanzo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,289 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [gaɾˈβ̞ãnso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for garbanzo in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is garbanzo, spelled G-A-R-B-A-N-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Cicer arietinum) Planta leguminosa de la familia de las fabáceas, con hábito herbáceo, de hasta 50 cm de altura, tallo redondeado, hojas imparipinnadas de folíolos dentados. Produce flores solitarias, blancas, que fructifican en una vaina con un par de semillas. Se cultiva por estas, usadas como alimento.
  2. 2
    Semilla del garbanzo₁, apreciada en gastronomía.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "garbanzo"?
"garbanzo" is spelled G-A-R-B-A-N-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [gaɾˈβ̞ãnso].
What does "garbanzo" mean?
As a noun, "garbanzo" means: (Cicer arietinum) Planta leguminosa de la familia de las fabáceas, con hábito herbáceo, de hasta 50 cm de altura, tallo redondeado, hojas imparipinnadas de folíolos dentados. Produce flores solitar...
How do you pronounce "garbanzo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "garbanzo" is [gaɾˈβ̞ãnso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "garbanzo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list