gramínea

[gɾaˈminea]

/[gɾaˈminea]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (familia Poaceae) Cualquiera de unas 10.000 especies distribuídas en 600 géneros de plantas liliópsidas cosmopolitas, caracterizadas por sus tallos huecos de forma cilíndrica, con las hojas esparci...

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Index ES-graminea · gramínea · Spanish

gramínea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" 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 gramínea
PropertyValue
Headwordgramínea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gɾaˈminea]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “gramínea” en español

gramíneano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

gramínea is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [gɾaˈminea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(familia Poaceae) Cualquiera de unas 10.000 especies distribuídas en 600 géneros de plantas liliópsidas cosmopolitas, caracterizadas por sus tallos huecos de forma cilíndrica, con las hojas esparci...".

gramínea doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is gramínea, spelled G-R-A-M-Í-N-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (familia Poaceae) Cualquiera de unas 10.000 especies distribuídas en 600 géneros de plantas liliópsidas cosmopolitas, caracterizadas por sus tallos huecos de forma cilíndrica, con las hojas esparcidas brotando de los nudos, las flores normalmente hermafroditas, reunidas en espículas que conforman espigas, panículas o racimos, y frutos en cariópside. Incluye los pastos, los cereales y los bambúes, entre muchas otras especies de interés económico.

Synonyms

poácea

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 "gramínea"?
"gramínea" is spelled G-R-A-M-Í-N-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [gɾaˈminea].
What does "gramínea" mean?
As a noun, "gramínea" means: (familia Poaceae) Cualquiera de unas 10.000 especies distribuídas en 600 géneros de plantas liliópsidas cosmopolitas, caracterizadas por sus tallos huecos de forma cilíndrica, con las hojas esparci...
How do you pronounce "gramínea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gramínea" is [gɾaˈminea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gramínea" come from?
"gramínea" 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