maíz negro
[maˈis ˈneɣ̞ɾo]
The verdict
“maíz negro” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maíz de color negro, debido a un alto contenido en antocianina (pigmento rojo azul que pertenece al grupo de los bioflavonoides).
Corpus desk
Index ES-maiz-negro · maíz negro · Spanish
maíz negro · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maíz negro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [maˈis ˈneɣ̞ɾo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “maíz negro” en español
Rare enough to double-check
maíz negro is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [maˈis ˈneɣ̞ɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for maíz negro in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is maíz negro, spelled M-A-Í-Z- -N-E-G-R-O.
Definition
- 1Maíz de color negro, debido a un alto contenido en antocianina (pigmento rojo azul que pertenece al grupo de los bioflavonoides).
- 2(Pennisetum spicatum) o (Pennisetum glaucum) Variedad del mijo que se da en África de forma silvestre. Debido a su tolerancia a la sequedad se le cultiva en numerosas partes áridas y semiáridas del mundo, en donde es un alimento muy importante.
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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.