pasionaria

[pasjoˈnaɾja]

/[pasjoˈnaɾja]/ noun

The verdict

“pasionaria” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,205 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,205
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Passiflora), plantas herbáceas o leñosas, generalmente trepadoras por medio de zarcillos axilares. Los frutos de varias especies son comestibles de excelente sabor y aroma. Por ejemplo la pasionar...

Corpus desk

Index ES-pasionaria · pasionaria · Spanish

pasionaria · rank #84,205 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,205
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pasibles

Nearest frequency peer: pasibles (-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 “pasionaria”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “pasionaria” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pasionaria
PropertyValue
Headwordpasionaria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pasjoˈnaɾja]
Letters10
Frequency rank#84,205
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pasionaria” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pasionariacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pasibles” (#84,204), “pasteurizada” (#84,206), “parásitas” (#84,203). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pasionaria” va en #84,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pasionaria is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,205 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pasjoˈnaɾja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Passiflora), plantas herbáceas o leñosas, generalmente trepadoras por medio de zarcillos axilares. Los frutos de varias especies son comestibles de excelente sabor y aroma. Por ejemplo la pasionar...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for pasionaria, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 pasionaria, spelled P-A-S-I-O-N-A-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Passiflora), plantas herbáceas o leñosas, generalmente trepadoras por medio de zarcillos axilares. Los frutos de varias especies son comestibles de excelente sabor y aroma. Por ejemplo la pasionaria se emplea como tranquilizante.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pasionaria"?
"pasionaria" is spelled P-A-S-I-O-N-A-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pasjoˈnaɾja].
What does "pasionaria" mean?
As a noun, "pasionaria" means: (Passiflora), plantas herbáceas o leñosas, generalmente trepadoras por medio de zarcillos axilares. Los frutos de varias especies son comestibles de excelente sabor y aroma. Por ejemplo la pasionar...
How do you pronounce "pasionaria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pasionaria" is [pasjoˈnaɾja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pasionaria", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list