marijuana

/ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/

//ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə// noun

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The verdict

“marijuana” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,170 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,170
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Cannabis sativa indica) Marihuana.

Key facts for marijuana
PropertyValue
Headwordmarijuana
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,170
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “marijuana” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). marijuana lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

marijuana is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,170 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Cannabis sativa indica) Marihuana.".

marijuana doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is marijuana, spelled M-A-R-I-J-U-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Cannabis sativa indica) Marihuana.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "marijuana"?
"marijuana" is spelled M-A-R-I-J-U-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/.
What does "marijuana" mean?
As a noun, "marijuana" means: (Cannabis sativa indica) Marihuana.
How do you pronounce "marijuana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "marijuana" is /ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "marijuana" come from?
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Using “marijuana”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-A-R-I-J-U-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list