ginseng

[xĩnˈsẽŋ]

/[xĩnˈsẽŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“ginseng” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,054 among 1,728 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,054
frequency rank, Spanish
1,728
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquiera de las plantas del género Panax (Panax ginseng y Panax quinquefolius), de cuyas raíces ramificadas se extrae una sustancia que se supone que tiene propiedades medicinales y afrodisíacas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ginseng · ginseng · Spanish

ginseng · rank #60,054 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,054
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,728
  • PHOTO-FINISH giraban

Nearest frequency peer: giraban (+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 “ginseng”

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 “ginseng” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ginseng
PropertyValue
Headwordginseng
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xĩnˈsẽŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,054
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ginseng” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ginsengcae 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: “giraban” (#60,055), “germinal” (#60,052), “fungió” (#60,049). Entre 1,728 lemas con “G”, “ginseng” va en #60,054. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ginseng is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,054 among 1,728 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xĩnˈsẽŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ginseng, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ginseng, spelled G-I-N-S-E-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquiera de las plantas del género Panax (Panax ginseng y Panax quinquefolius), de cuyas raíces ramificadas se extrae una sustancia que se supone que tiene propiedades medicinales y afrodisíacas.
  2. 2
    Las raíces del ginseng.

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 "ginseng"?
"ginseng" is spelled G-I-N-S-E-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [xĩnˈsẽŋ].
What does "ginseng" mean?
As a noun, "ginseng" means: Cualquiera de las plantas del género Panax (Panax ginseng y Panax quinquefolius), de cuyas raíces ramificadas se extrae una sustancia que se supone que tiene propiedades medicinales y afrodisíacas.
How do you pronounce "ginseng"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ginseng" is [xĩnˈsẽŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ginseng" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

giraban#60,055fotolog#60,046exonera#60,028húsares#60,083

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list