herbácea

[eɾˈβ̞asea]

/[eɾˈβ̞asea]/ adj

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The verdict

“herbácea” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,218 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,218
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma femenina de herbáceo, propio o relacionado con las hierbas.

Key facts for herbácea
PropertyValue
Headwordherbácea
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eɾˈβ̞asea]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “herbácea” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). herbácea lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herbácea is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,218 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [eɾˈβ̞asea]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for herbácea in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 herbácea, spelled H-E-R-B-Á-C-E-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma femenina de herbáceo, propio o relacionado con las hierbas.
  2. 2
    Que carece de fuste, como los árboles y arbustos.

This word in other languages

herbal(English)

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 "herbácea"?
"herbácea" is spelled H-E-R-B-Á-C-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eɾˈβ̞asea].
What does "herbácea" mean?
As an adjective, "herbácea" means: Forma femenina de herbáceo, propio o relacionado con las hierbas.
How do you pronounce "herbácea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herbácea" is [eɾˈβ̞asea]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herbácea" come from?
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Using “herbácea”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-E-R-B-Á-C-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [eɾˈβ̞asea] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list