verdolaga

[beɾð̞oˈlaɣ̞a]

/[beɾð̞oˈlaɣ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“verdolaga” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,382 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,382
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index ES-verdolaga · verdolaga · Spanish

verdolaga · rank #72,382 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,382
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH verbenas

Nearest frequency peer: verbenas (-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 “verdolaga”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “verdolaga” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for verdolaga
PropertyValue
Headwordverdolaga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[beɾð̞oˈlaɣ̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “verdolaga” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).verdolagacae en esta cola de rareza:

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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “verbenas” (#72,381), “ventila” (#72,380), “viajeras” (#72,384). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “verdolaga” va en #72,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

verdolaga is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,382 among 1,793 “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. 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.
  2. 2
    Fruto de la verdolaga.
  3. 3
    Fruto que todavía no alcanzó su madurez.
  4. 4
    Persona o proceso que todavía no alcanzó la madurez suficiente.
  5. 5
    Verdura.
  6. 6
    Antiguo billete de diez pesos emitido hasta 1947.

Synonyms

verdón

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "verdolaga"?
"verdolaga" is spelled V-E-R-D-O-L-A-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [beɾð̞oˈlaɣ̞a].
What does "verdolaga" mean?
As a noun, "verdolaga" means: (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...
How do you pronounce "verdolaga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verdolaga" is [beɾð̞oˈlaɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verdolaga" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "verdolaga", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list