murtilla

[muɾˈt̪iʝa]

/[muɾˈt̪iʝa]/ noun

The verdict

“murtilla” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Ugni molinae) Arbusto de la familia de las mirtáceas, natural de las regiones occidentales de América del Sur, que se cultiva por sus frutos para uso en gastronomía. Alcanza los 4 m de altura; es ...

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Index ES-murtilla · murtilla · Spanish

murtilla · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for murtilla
PropertyValue
Headwordmurtilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[muɾˈt̪iʝa]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “murtilla” en español

murtillaestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

murtilla is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [muɾˈt̪iʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

murtilla doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is murtilla, spelled M-U-R-T-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Ugni molinae) Arbusto de la familia de las mirtáceas, natural de las regiones occidentales de América del Sur, que se cultiva por sus frutos para uso en gastronomía. Alcanza los 4 m de altura; es de hoja perenne, lanceolada, de color verde oscuro, con la copa densa y apretada. Florece a finales de primavera, dando flores hermafroditas de forma acampanada y color blanco, rosado o purpúreo. El fruto madura hacia mediados del verano; es una baya globosa, de color rojo intenso y entre 5 y 15 milímetros de diámetro. Se utiliza en repostería y la fabricación de mermeladas, jugos y chocolates, así como para la elaboración de licores.
  2. 2
    Fruto de este arbusto

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "murtilla"?
"murtilla" is spelled M-U-R-T-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [muɾˈt̪iʝa].
What does "murtilla" mean?
As a noun, "murtilla" means: (Ugni molinae) Arbusto de la familia de las mirtáceas, natural de las regiones occidentales de América del Sur, que se cultiva por sus frutos para uso en gastronomía. Alcanza los 4 m de altura; es ...
How do you pronounce "murtilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "murtilla" is [muɾˈt̪iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "murtilla" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list