verdolaga
[beɾð̞oˈlaɣ̞a]
The verdict
“verdolaga” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,382 among 12,062 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #72,382
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12,062
- “V” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Portulaca oleracea) Planta herbácea anual, de la familia de las cariofileas, con tallos tendidos, gruesos, jugosos, de tres a cuatro decímetros de largo; hojas sentadas, carnosas, casi redondas, v...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | verdolaga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [beɾð̞oˈlaɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #72,382 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “verdolaga” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
verdolaga is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,382 among 12,062 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [beɾð̞oˈlaɣ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
verdolaga doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is verdolaga, spelled V-E-R-D-O-L-A-G-A.
Definition
- 1(Portulaca oleracea) Planta herbácea anual, de la familia de las cariofileas, con tallos tendidos, gruesos, jugosos, de tres a cuatro decímetros de largo; hojas sentadas, carnosas, casi redondas, verdes por la haz y blanquecinas por el envés; flores amarillas, y fruto capsular con semillas menudas y negras. Es planta hortense y se usa como verdura.
- 2Fruto de la verdolaga.
- 3Fruto que todavía no alcanzó su madurez.
- 4Persona o proceso que todavía no alcanzó la madurez suficiente.
- 5Verdura.
- 6Antiguo billete de diez pesos emitido hasta 1947.
Synonyms
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 “verdolaga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-E-R-D-O-L-A-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [beɾð̞oˈlaɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.