regaliz
[reɣ̞aˈlis]
The verdict
“regaliz” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,507 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,507
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Glycyrrhiza glabra) Hierba perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, nativa de Europa meridional y el Asia Menor, que se cultiva desde la Antigüedad por el extracto de su raíz y rizoma, sabroso y de...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | regaliz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [reɣ̞aˈlis] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,507 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “regaliz” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
regaliz is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,507 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [reɣ̞aˈlis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for regaliz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is regaliz, spelled R-E-G-A-L-I-Z.
Definition
- 1(Glycyrrhiza glabra) Hierba perenne, de la familia de las fabáceas, nativa de Europa meridional y el Asia Menor, que se cultiva desde la Antigüedad por el extracto de su raíz y rizoma, sabroso y de propiedades medicinales
- 2Raíz de esta planta, consumida como golosina o medicamento
- 3Cualquier golosina, caramelo o pastilla saborizado con el extracto de esta planta
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.
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Using “regaliz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-G-A-L-I-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.