lentisco

[lẽn̪ˈt̪isko]

/[lẽn̪ˈt̪isko]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Pistacia lentiscus) Mata o arbusto siempre verde de la familia Anacardiaceae, abundante en España. Tiene tallos leñosos de 2 a 3 metros, hojas ovaladas de punta roma, lustrosas en la haz; flores p...

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Index ES-lentisco · lentisco · Spanish

lentisco · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for lentisco
PropertyValue
Headwordlentisco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[lẽn̪ˈt̪isko]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “lentisco” en español

lentiscoqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

lentisco is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [lẽn̪ˈt̪isko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Pistacia lentiscus) Mata o arbusto siempre verde de la familia Anacardiaceae, abundante en España. Tiene tallos leñosos de 2 a 3 metros, hojas ovaladas de punta roma, lustrosas en la haz; flores p...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lentisco, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lentisco, spelled L-E-N-T-I-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Pistacia lentiscus) Mata o arbusto siempre verde de la familia Anacardiaceae, abundante en España. Tiene tallos leñosos de 2 a 3 metros, hojas ovaladas de punta roma, lustrosas en la haz; flores pequeñas amarillentas o rojizas en racimos axilares, y fruto en drupa casi esférica, primero roja y después negruzca. Su madera es rojiza, dura y útil en ebanistería; de las ramas puede sacarse almáciga (resina), y de los frutos aceite para el alumbrado.

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 "lentisco"?
"lentisco" is spelled L-E-N-T-I-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [lẽn̪ˈt̪isko].
What does "lentisco" mean?
As a noun, "lentisco" means: (Pistacia lentiscus) Mata o arbusto siempre verde de la familia Anacardiaceae, abundante en España. Tiene tallos leñosos de 2 a 3 metros, hojas ovaladas de punta roma, lustrosas en la haz; flores p...
How do you pronounce "lentisco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lentisco" is [lẽn̪ˈt̪isko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lentisco" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list