poinsetia
[põjnˈset̪ja]
The verdict
“poinsetia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ("Euphorbia pulcherrima") Especie de arbusto caducifolio poco ramificado, originario de México, que alcanza hasta cuatro metros de altura.
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Index ES-poinsetia · poinsetia · Spanish
poinsetia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | poinsetia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [põjnˈset̪ja] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “poinsetia” en español
Rare enough to double-check
poinsetia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [põjnˈset̪ja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for poinsetia, 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is poinsetia, spelled P-O-I-N-S-E-T-I-A.
Definition
- 1("Euphorbia pulcherrima") Especie de arbusto caducifolio poco ramificado, originario de México, que alcanza hasta cuatro metros de altura.
- 2Flor de la poinsetia, de un intenso color rojo.
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.