salicornia

[saliˈkoɾnja]

/[saliˈkoɾnja]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Planta (Salicornia europaea L., Salicornia ramosissima J. Woods) común de las marismas y saladares de Valencia. Se usa con fines medicinales por sus propiedades diuréticas y depurativas.

Key facts for salicornia
PropertyValue
Headwordsalicornia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[saliˈkoɾnja]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “salicornia” sits in Spanish frequency

salicornia 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

salicornia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [saliˈkoɾnja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for salicornia in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is salicornia, spelled S-A-L-I-C-O-R-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Planta (Salicornia europaea L., Salicornia ramosissima J. Woods) común de las marismas y saladares de Valencia. Se usa con fines medicinales por sus propiedades diuréticas y depurativas.
  2. 2
    Planta quenopodiácea (Salicornia marítima).
  3. 3
    Planta rastrera (Salicornia ambigua) de las marismas españolas. Empleada para mejorar suelos salinos, forraje y alimentación humana.
  4. 4
    Planta halofila (Alacranera alacranera), cultivada con fines comerciales para verdura, fabricación de papel, forraje o productos de belleza.
  5. 5
    Planta halófila (Salicornia europaea), empleada como guarnición levemente salteada acompañando el pescado y otros platos.

Synonyms

salicorniosalicornespárrago de marespárrago de marespárrago de maralacraneraalacranera de las marismashierba de cristalhierba salada

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "salicornia"?
"salicornia" is spelled S-A-L-I-C-O-R-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [saliˈkoɾnja].
What does "salicornia" mean?
As a noun, "salicornia" means: Planta (Salicornia europaea L., Salicornia ramosissima J. Woods) común de las marismas y saladares de Valencia. Se usa con fines medicinales por sus propiedades diuréticas y depurativas.
How do you pronounce "salicornia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "salicornia" is [saliˈkoɾnja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "salicornia" come from?
"salicornia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “salicornia”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-L-I-C-O-R-N-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [saliˈkoɾnja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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