absceso

[aβ̞ˈseso]

/[aβ̞ˈseso]/ noun

The verdict

“absceso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,027 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,027
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acumulación de pus en los tejidos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-absceso · absceso · Spanish

absceso · rank #56,027 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,027
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abrigada

Nearest frequency peer: abrigada (-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 “absceso”

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 “absceso” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for absceso
PropertyValue
Headwordabsceso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aβ̞ˈseso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “absceso” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.abscesocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “abrigada” (#56,026), “aburra” (#56,028), “abrazarse” (#56,025). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “absceso” va en #56,027. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

absceso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,027 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aβ̞ˈseso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acumulación de pus en los tejidos.".

absceso has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is absceso, spelled A-B-S-C-E-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acumulación de pus en los tejidos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how absceso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hacedor de Ictericia; su poder: dar a los hombres tumores, darles abscesos en las piernas y amarillearles el rostro, lo que se llama ictericia

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "absceso"?
"absceso" is spelled A-B-S-C-E-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞ˈseso].
What does "absceso" mean?
As a noun, "absceso" means: Acumulación de pus en los tejidos.
How do you pronounce "absceso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absceso" is [aβ̞ˈseso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absceso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list