picagallina
[pikaɣ̞aˈʝina]
The verdict
“picagallina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Stellaria media) Planta anual de la familia de las Cariofiláceas, oriunda de Europa, que crece en matas que pueden llegar a medir 30 cm, generalmente de porte rastrero por la poca firmeza de sus t...
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Index ES-picagallina · picagallina · Spanish
picagallina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | picagallina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pikaɣ̞aˈʝina] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “picagallina” en español
Rare enough to double-check
picagallina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pikaɣ̞aˈʝina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Stellaria media) Planta anual de la familia de las Cariofiláceas, oriunda de Europa, que crece en matas que pueden llegar a medir 30 cm, generalmente de porte rastrero por la poca firmeza de sus t...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for picagallina, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is picagallina, spelled P-I-C-A-G-A-L-L-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1(Stellaria media) Planta anual de la familia de las Cariofiláceas, oriunda de Europa, que crece en matas que pueden llegar a medir 30 cm, generalmente de porte rastrero por la poca firmeza de sus tallos, hojas ovales, puntiagudas y opuestas, pequeñas flores blancas (unos 4 mm.) con forma de estrella (por ello el nombre stellaria, del latín stella). Se la encuentra en parajes húmedos y sombríos, y se la considera invasiva en jardines, tierras de labor y prados. Se emplea en medicina y para alimentar pájaros.
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.