sémola
[ˈsemola]
The verdict
“sémola” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,829 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,829
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Harina basta, resultado de la molienda del trigo duro (Triticum durum), usada para la elaboración de pasta, cuscús o gachas
Corpus desk
Index ES-semola · sémola · Spanish
sémola · rank #69,829 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,829
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH sureñas
Nearest frequency peer: sureñas (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sémola”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- sumergible
sumergible
30,176 corpus weight
- supersticio…
supersticiosos
30,174 corpus weight
- sureñas
sureñas
30,173 corpus weight
- sémola
sémola
30,172 corpus weight
- tabloides
tabloides
30,171 corpus weight
- taking
taking
30,169 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sémola” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sémola |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsemola] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,829 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “sémola” en español
Rare enough to double-check
sémola is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,829 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsemola]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sémola, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sémola, spelled S-É-M-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1Harina basta, resultado de la molienda del trigo duro (Triticum durum), usada para la elaboración de pasta, cuscús o gachas
- 2Harina similar elaborada a base de otro cereal, como maíz, arroz o trigo sarraceno
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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