angioplastia
[ãŋxjoˈplast̪ja]
The verdict
“angioplastia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Técnica quirúrgica que consiste en el desbloqueo de conductos sanguíneos por medio de un balón inflable unido a un catéter.
Corpus desk
Index ES-angioplastia · angioplastia · Spanish
angioplastia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | angioplastia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ãŋxjoˈplast̪ja] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “angioplastia” en español
Rare enough to double-check
angioplastia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ãŋxjoˈplast̪ja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
angioplastia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is angioplastia, spelled A-N-G-I-O-P-L-A-S-T-I-A.
Definition
- 1Técnica quirúrgica que consiste en el desbloqueo de conductos sanguíneos por medio de un balón inflable unido a un catéter.
- 2Cualquier intervención médica de los vasos sanguíneos.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how angioplastia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
vuelve a Nueva York un año después de esa visita para hacerse una angioplastia (en Sex and the City).
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.