ambulatorio
[ãmbulaˈt̪oɾjo]
The verdict
“ambulatorio” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #44,546 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #44,546
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de un tratamiento médico, que no obliga a la internación del paciente en un recinto hospitalario.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ambulatorio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ãmbulaˈt̪oɾjo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #44,546 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ambulatorio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ambulatorio is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ãmbulaˈt̪oɾjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,546 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for ambulatorio, with forms such as "abmulatorio", "ambbulatorio", and "ambluatorio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ambulatorio, spelled A-M-B-U-L-A-T-O-R-I-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de un tratamiento médico, que no obliga a la internación del paciente en un recinto hospitalario.
- 2Por extensión, lo relacionado con este tipo de tratamientos₁.
- 3Relacionado con el acto de desplazarse.
- 4Dicho de un apéndice u órgano, que permite andar.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abmulatorio,ambbulatorio,ambluatorio,ambualtorio,ambulaotrio,ambulatoiro,ambulatoroi,ambulatorrio,ambulatroio,ambulattorio,ambullatorio,ambultaorio,ammbulatorio,amublatorio,amvulatorio,mabulatorio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ambulatorio - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “ambulatorio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-M-B-U-L-A-T-O-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ãmbulaˈt̪oɾjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
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.