liquen
Spanish, noun/ˈliken/
liquen is spelled L-I-Q-U-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 74,340th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liquen is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “lichen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Planta criptógama de que hay varios géneros y especies, pero siempre constituída por la asociación de un…”.
What does liquen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelichen
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Planta criptógama de que hay varios géneros y especies, pero siempre constituída por la asociación de un hongo y una alga; en ella no se distinguen hojas ni tallos, sino una especie de lacinias o de costras grises, amarillentas o rojizas. Crece en sitios húmedos sobre las rocas o las paredes y aun en las cortezas de los árboles.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of liquen
- líquenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liquen?
- /ˈliken/
- [ˈli.kẽn]
- [ˈlikẽn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to liquen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is liquen in Spanish?
liquen appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).