nabo del diablo

[ˈnaβ̞o ð̞el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]

/[ˈnaβ̞o ð̞el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Bryonia dioica) Planta trepadora con zarcillos, hojas pentalobuladas, flores azuladas o blancas; el fruto es una baya de color rojo. La planta es tóxica y tiene uso en medicina natural como purgan...

Corpus desk

Index ES-nabo-del-diablo · nabo del diablo · Spanish

nabo del diablo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 nabo del diablo
PropertyValue
Headwordnabo del diablo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈnaβ̞o ð̞el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “nabo del diablo” en español

nabo del diabloqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

nabo del diablo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈnaβ̞o ð̞el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Bryonia dioica) Planta trepadora con zarcillos, hojas pentalobuladas, flores azuladas o blancas; el fruto es una baya de color rojo. La planta es tóxica y tiene uso en medicina natural como purgan...".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for nabo del diablo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is nabo del diablo, spelled N-A-B-O- -D-E-L- -D-I-A-B-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Bryonia dioica) Planta trepadora con zarcillos, hojas pentalobuladas, flores azuladas o blancas; el fruto es una baya de color rojo. La planta es tóxica y tiene uso en medicina natural como purgante y rubefaciente. Los brotes tiernos son comestibles.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "nabo del diablo"?
"nabo del diablo" is spelled N-A-B-O- -D-E-L- -D-I-A-B-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaβ̞o ð̞el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo].
What does "nabo del diablo" mean?
As a phrase, "nabo del diablo" means: (Bryonia dioica) Planta trepadora con zarcillos, hojas pentalobuladas, flores azuladas o blancas; el fruto es una baya de color rojo. La planta es tóxica y tiene uso en medicina natural como purgan...
How do you pronounce "nabo del diablo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nabo del diablo" is [ˈnaβ̞o ð̞el̪ ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list