joroba
[xoˈɾoβ̞a]
The verdict
“joroba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,158 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,158
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 645
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Protuberancia simple, formada por tejido graso, que tiene en el lomo el dromedario y, doble, el camello.
Corpus desk
Index ES-joroba · joroba · Spanish
joroba · rank #57,158 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,158
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 645
- PHOTO-FINISH jotas
Nearest frequency peer: jotas (+1 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 “joroba”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Jacksonville
Jacksonville
42,848 corpus weight
- jap
jap
42,847 corpus weight
- joroba
joroba
42,843 corpus weight
- jotas
jotas
42,842 corpus weight
- juguetería
juguetería
42,841 corpus weight
- justificaron
justificaron
42,840 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “joroba” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | joroba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xoˈɾoβ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #57,158 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “joroba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
joroba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,158 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xoˈɾoβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for joroba in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 joroba, spelled J-O-R-O-B-A.
Definition
- 1Protuberancia simple, formada por tejido graso, que tiene en el lomo el dromedario y, doble, el camello.
- 2Abultamiento del pecho y el dorso producto de una malformación de las costillas o de la columna vertebral.
- 3Por extensión, cualquier protuberancia o abultamiento.
- 4Acción inconveniente y molesta. ^([cita requerida]).
Synonyms
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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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