hierba luisa
[ˈjeɾβ̞a ˈlwisa]
The verdict
“hierba luisa” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Aloysia triphylla) Arbusto caducifolio de la familia de las lamiáceas. Crece hasta unos dos m de altura largas hojas lanceoladas que despiden un aroma semejante al limón y tienen propiedades medic...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hierba luisa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈjeɾβ̞a ˈlwisa] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hierba luisa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for hierba luisa is 12 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈjeɾβ̞a ˈlwisa]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Aloysia triphylla) Arbusto caducifolio de la familia de las lamiáceas. Crece hasta unos dos m de altura largas hojas lanceoladas que despiden un aroma semejante al limón y tienen propiedades medic...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hierba luisa, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is hierba luisa, spelled H-I-E-R-B-A- -L-U-I-S-A.
Definition
- 1(Aloysia triphylla) Arbusto caducifolio de la familia de las lamiáceas. Crece hasta unos dos m de altura largas hojas lanceoladas que despiden un aroma semejante al limón y tienen propiedades medicinales. Se usa como especia o en infusión.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “hierba luisa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-E-R-B-A- -L-U-I-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈjeɾβ̞a ˈlwisa] (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.