raíz
Spanish, noun/raˈiθ/
raíz is spelled R-A-Í-Z (4 letters) and appears 29 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,872nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Raíz is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “root; root vegetable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Causa de algo”.
What does raíz mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineroot; root vegetable
- 2
feminineroot (of a tooth, a nail, etc)
- 3
feminineroot
- 4
feminineroot
- 5
feminineorigin
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Causa de algo. 2. Órgano de la planta por el que absorbe agua y minerales. 3. Monema con significado léxico y no gramatical. 4. Parte del diente que se se incrusta en el alvéolo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of raíz
- raíces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce raíz?
- /raˈiθ/
- [raˈiθ]
- /raˈis/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to raíz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is raíz in Spanish?
raíz appears 29 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).