mirra
[ˈmira]
The verdict
“mirra” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,485 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,485
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3,868
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gomorresina (jugo lechoso) rojiza, en forma de lágrimas y aromática, que se extrae del tallo de Commiphora abyssinica, árbol común en el Medio Oriente y Somalia. Se usa desde antaño como perfume y ...
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Index ES-mirra · mirra · Spanish
mirra · rank #56,485 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,485
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,868
- PHOTO-FINISH Misael
Nearest frequency peer: Misael (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “mirra”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- mighty
mighty
43,521 corpus weight
- migraron
migraron
43,520 corpus weight
- milagrosos
milagrosos
43,519 corpus weight
- mirra
mirra
43,516 corpus weight
- Misael
Misael
43,515 corpus weight
- moldava
moldava
43,514 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “mirra” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mirra |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈmira] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #56,485 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “mirra” en español
Rare enough to double-check
mirra is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,485 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmira]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gomorresina (jugo lechoso) rojiza, en forma de lágrimas y aromática, que se extrae del tallo de Commiphora abyssinica, árbol común en el Medio Oriente y Somalia. Se usa desde antaño como perfume y ...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for mirra, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is mirra, spelled M-I-R-R-A.
Definition
- 1Gomorresina (jugo lechoso) rojiza, en forma de lágrimas y aromática, que se extrae del tallo de Commiphora abyssinica, árbol común en el Medio Oriente y Somalia. Se usa desde antaño como perfume y con propósitos medicinales y de culto.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mirra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
hacía esta oración cuatro veces en cada día natural, que era al salir el sol, al mediodía, al ponerse y a la media noche, ofreciendo sahumerio de mirra y copal, y otros sahumerios aromáticos.
no busquemos los manjares exquisitos y delicados por solo la deleitación y el placer, ni los aromas, mirras y perfumes para engalanar un cuerpo que ha de convertirse en inmundo lodo.
This word in other languages
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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