hortaliza
[oɾt̪aˈlisa]
The verdict
“hortaliza” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,854 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,854
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 15,034
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Planta o producto vegetal comestible y perecedero, cultivado intensivamente a cualquier escala, en especial en huertos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hortaliza |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [oɾt̪aˈlisa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #72,854 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hortaliza” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
hortaliza is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,854 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [oɾt̪aˈlisa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Planta o producto vegetal comestible y perecedero, cultivado intensivamente a cualquier escala, en especial en huertos.".
Zero misspellings are on record for hortaliza in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is hortaliza, spelled H-O-R-T-A-L-I-Z-A.
Definition
- 1Planta o producto vegetal comestible y perecedero, cultivado intensivamente a cualquier escala, en especial en huertos.
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.
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Using “hortaliza”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is H-O-R-T-A-L-I-Z-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [oɾt̪aˈlisa] (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.