mejorana
[mexoˈɾana]
The verdict
“mejorana” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #92,173 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #92,173
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Origanum majorana) Hierba de la familia de las labiadas que se cultiva en huertos y jardines por su excelente olor, tiene las flores blancas en espiga.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mejorana |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [mexoˈɾana] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #92,173 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mejorana” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mejorana is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [mexoˈɾana]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,173 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mejorana, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mejorana, spelled M-E-J-O-R-A-N-A.
Definition
- 1(Origanum majorana) Hierba de la familia de las labiadas que se cultiva en huertos y jardines por su excelente olor, tiene las flores blancas en espiga.
- 2(Thymus mastichina) Planta silvestre de la familia de las labiadas. Hojas planas, pecioladas, elípticas o lanceoladas de margen entero o algo dentado, de color verde claro o blanquecino; aromática. Flores blancas.
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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.
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Using “mejorana”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-J-O-R-A-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [mexoˈɾana] (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.