mucuna
[muˈkuna]
The verdict
“mucuna” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Mucuna pruriens) Planta trepadora de la familia de las fabáceas, de hojas compuestas, frutos agrupados y cubiertos de pelos que producen una fuerte picazón. En medicina natural se usa contra la es...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mucuna |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [muˈkuna] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mucuna” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for mucuna is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [muˈkuna]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(Mucuna pruriens) Planta trepadora de la familia de las fabáceas, de hojas compuestas, frutos agrupados y cubiertos de pelos que producen una fuerte picazón. En medicina natural se usa contra la es...".
Zero misspellings are on record for mucuna in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is mucuna, spelled M-U-C-U-N-A.
Definition
- 1(Mucuna pruriens) Planta trepadora de la familia de las fabáceas, de hojas compuestas, frutos agrupados y cubiertos de pelos que producen una fuerte picazón. En medicina natural se usa contra la esterilidad, diabetes, cólera, dolor de muelas, picaduras de escorpión, mordedura de serpientes y mal de Parkinson.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “mucuna”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-U-C-U-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [muˈkuna] (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
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.