hierba del paño

[ˈjeɾβ̞a ð̞el ˈpaɲo]

/[ˈjeɾβ̞a ð̞el ˈpaɲo]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Verbascum thapsus) Planta herbácea bianual de la familia de las escrofulariáceas. El primer año forma una roseta basal y en el segundo, una gran espiga de flores amarillas. Sus hojas tienen un asp...

Key facts for hierba del paño
PropertyValue
Headwordhierba del paño
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈjeɾβ̞a ð̞el ˈpaɲo]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “hierba del paño” sits in Spanish frequency

hierba del paño falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

hierba del paño is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈjeɾβ̞a ð̞el ˈpaɲo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Verbascum thapsus) Planta herbácea bianual de la familia de las escrofulariáceas. El primer año forma una roseta basal y en el segundo, una gran espiga de flores amarillas. Sus hojas tienen un asp...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hierba del paño, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is hierba del paño, spelled H-I-E-R-B-A- -D-E-L- -P-A-Ñ-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Verbascum thapsus) Planta herbácea bianual de la familia de las escrofulariáceas. El primer año forma una roseta basal y en el segundo, una gran espiga de flores amarillas. Sus hojas tienen un aspecto aterciopelado, por ser de color verde grisáceo y estar cubiertas de vellos blanquecinos. Se considera una maleza, aunque también tiene usos medicinales.

Synonyms

candelariacardo blancocartucho amarillocartucho peludoengordalobofriegaplatosgordoloboguardalobomolenaverbasco

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 "hierba del paño"?
"hierba del paño" is spelled H-I-E-R-B-A- -D-E-L- -P-A-Ñ-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjeɾβ̞a ð̞el ˈpaɲo].
What does "hierba del paño" mean?
As a phrase, "hierba del paño" means: (Verbascum thapsus) Planta herbácea bianual de la familia de las escrofulariáceas. El primer año forma una roseta basal y en el segundo, una gran espiga de flores amarillas. Sus hojas tienen un asp...
How do you pronounce "hierba del paño"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hierba del paño" is [ˈjeɾβ̞a ð̞el ˈpaɲo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hierba del paño" come from?
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Using “hierba del paño”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-E-R-B-A- -D-E-L- -P-A-Ñ-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈjeɾβ̞a ð̞el ˈpaɲo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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