antracosis
[ãn̪t̪ɾaˈkosis]
The verdict
“antracosis” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
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- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inflamación crónica de los bronquios y pulmones, debida a la aspiración de polvo con cristales de carbón, que deriva en la formación de tejido cicatricial, provocando una paulatina pérdida de la fu...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | antracosis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ãn̪t̪ɾaˈkosis] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “antracosis” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for antracosis is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ãn̪t̪ɾaˈkosis]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Inflamación crónica de los bronquios y pulmones, debida a la aspiración de polvo con cristales de carbón, que deriva en la formación de tejido cicatricial, provocando una paulatina pérdida de la fu...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for antracosis, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is antracosis, spelled A-N-T-R-A-C-O-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Inflamación crónica de los bronquios y pulmones, debida a la aspiración de polvo con cristales de carbón, que deriva en la formación de tejido cicatricial, provocando una paulatina pérdida de la función respiratoria. Es una enfermedad profesional de los mineros.
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.
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Using “antracosis”
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-N-T-R-A-C-O-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ãn̪t̪ɾaˈkosis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.