anticuerpo

[ãn̪t̪iˈkweɾpo]

/[ãn̪t̪iˈkweɾpo]/ noun

The verdict

“anticuerpo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #59,775 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#59,775
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Proteína sintetizada por los linfocitos, que reacciona de forma específica contra determinado antígeno o substancia extraña en la sangre. Su producción es una parte esencial de la respuesta inmune ...

Key facts for anticuerpo
PropertyValue
Headwordanticuerpo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ãn̪t̪iˈkweɾpo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “anticuerpo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). anticuerpo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for anticuerpo is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ãn̪t̪iˈkweɾpo]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,775 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Proteína sintetizada por los linfocitos, que reacciona de forma específica contra determinado antígeno o substancia extraña en la sangre. Su producción es una parte esencial de la respuesta inmune ...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for anticuerpo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is anticuerpo, spelled A-N-T-I-C-U-E-R-P-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proteína sintetizada por los linfocitos, que reacciona de forma específica contra determinado antígeno o substancia extraña en la sangre. Su producción es una parte esencial de la respuesta inmune y permite luchar contra virus, bacterias o parásitos. También se suele representar con la sigla Ac.

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 "anticuerpo"?
"anticuerpo" is spelled A-N-T-I-C-U-E-R-P-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ãn̪t̪iˈkweɾpo].
What does "anticuerpo" mean?
As a noun, "anticuerpo" means: Proteína sintetizada por los linfocitos, que reacciona de forma específica contra determinado antígeno o substancia extraña en la sangre. Su producción es una parte esencial de la respuesta inmune ...
How do you pronounce "anticuerpo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anticuerpo" is [ãn̪t̪iˈkweɾpo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anticuerpo" come from?
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Using “anticuerpo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-N-T-I-C-U-E-R-P-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ãn̪t̪iˈkweɾpo] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list