ricina

[riˈsina]

/[riˈsina]/ noun

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The verdict

“ricina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Una de las toxinas más letales y potentes conocidas, la cual se extrae de las semillas del ricino (Ricinus communis); en concreto es una fitotoxina con actividad citotóxica.

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Index ES-ricina · ricina · Spanish

ricina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" 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.

Key facts for ricina
PropertyValue
Headwordricina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[riˈsina]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ricina” sits in Spanish frequency

ricina falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ricina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [riˈsina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Una de las toxinas más letales y potentes conocidas, la cual se extrae de las semillas del ricino (Ricinus communis); en concreto es una fitotoxina con actividad citotóxica.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ricina, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ricina, spelled R-I-C-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Una de las toxinas más letales y potentes conocidas, la cual se extrae de las semillas del ricino (Ricinus communis); en concreto es una fitotoxina con actividad citotóxica.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ricina"?
"ricina" is spelled R-I-C-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [riˈsina].
What does "ricina" mean?
As a noun, "ricina" means: Una de las toxinas más letales y potentes conocidas, la cual se extrae de las semillas del ricino (Ricinus communis); en concreto es una fitotoxina con actividad citotóxica.
How do you pronounce "ricina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ricina" is [riˈsina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ricina" come from?
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list