toronjil
[t̪oɾõŋˈxil]
The verdict
“toronjil” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Melissa officinalis) Planta herbácea anual, de la familia Lamiaceae, con muchos tallos rectos de 4 a 6 decímetros de altura, hojas pecioladas, ovales, arrugadas, dentadas y olorosas; flores blanca...
Corpus desk
Index ES-toronjil · toronjil · Spanish
toronjil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | toronjil |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪oɾõŋˈxil] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “toronjil” en español
Rare enough to double-check
toronjil is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪oɾõŋˈxil]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Melissa officinalis) Planta herbácea anual, de la familia Lamiaceae, con muchos tallos rectos de 4 a 6 decímetros de altura, hojas pecioladas, ovales, arrugadas, dentadas y olorosas; flores blanca...".
toronjil has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is toronjil, spelled T-O-R-O-N-J-I-L.
Definition
- 1(Melissa officinalis) Planta herbácea anual, de la familia Lamiaceae, con muchos tallos rectos de 4 a 6 decímetros de altura, hojas pecioladas, ovales, arrugadas, dentadas y olorosas; flores blancas en verticilos axilares, y fruto seco, capsular, con cuatro semillas menudas. Es común en España, y sus hojas y sumidades floridas se usan en medicina como remedio tónico y antiespasmódico.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how toronjil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pero, ¿dónde están la sala de billar, el costurero, el jardín con olor a toronjil?
Synonyms
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.