herbicida

[eɾβ̞iˈsið̞a]

/[eɾβ̞iˈsið̞a]/ adj

The verdict

“herbicida” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,946 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,946
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dícese de todo aquello que puede matar hierbas, generalmente perjudiciales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-herbicida · herbicida · Spanish

herbicida · rank #54,946 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,946
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hayward

Nearest frequency peer: Hayward (-2 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 “herbicida”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for herbicida
PropertyValue
Headwordherbicida
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eɾβ̞iˈsið̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “herbicida” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).herbicidacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Hayward” (#54,944), “hinchan” (#54,948), “hipotecar” (#54,949). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “herbicida” va en #54,946. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

herbicida is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,946 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [eɾβ̞iˈsið̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dícese de todo aquello que puede matar hierbas, generalmente perjudiciales.".

herbicida has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 herbicida, spelled H-E-R-B-I-C-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dícese de todo aquello que puede matar hierbas, generalmente perjudiciales.

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 "herbicida"?
"herbicida" is spelled H-E-R-B-I-C-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eɾβ̞iˈsið̞a].
What does "herbicida" mean?
As an adjective, "herbicida" means: Dícese de todo aquello que puede matar hierbas, generalmente perjudiciales.
How do you pronounce "herbicida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herbicida" is [eɾβ̞iˈsið̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herbicida" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list