lengua de vaca
[ˈlẽŋgwa ð̞e ˈβ̞aka]
The verdict
“lengua de vaca” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Echium vulgare) Hierba silvestre bianual de la familia de las boragináceas. Sus hojas, cubiertas de pelos ásperos, crecen en una roseta basal, sus flores son azules y crecen sobre largos tallos ci...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lengua de vaca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈlẽŋgwa ð̞e ˈβ̞aka] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lengua de vaca” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lengua de vaca is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈlẽŋgwa ð̞e ˈβ̞aka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for lengua de vaca in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is lengua de vaca, spelled L-E-N-G-U-A- -D-E- -V-A-C-A.
Definition
- 1(Echium vulgare) Hierba silvestre bianual de la familia de las boragináceas. Sus hojas, cubiertas de pelos ásperos, crecen en una roseta basal, sus flores son azules y crecen sobre largos tallos cilíndricos. Es tóxica.
- 2Hongo comestible de Chile.
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 “lengua de vaca”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-N-G-U-A- -D-E- -V-A-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈlẽŋgwa ð̞e ˈβ̞aka] (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.