apendicitis
[apẽn̪d̪iˈsit̪is]
The verdict
“apendicitis” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #42,256 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #42,256
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inflamación del apéndice vermicular, pequeña porción del intestino grueso que sale del extremo cerrado del ciego
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apendicitis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [apẽn̪d̪iˈsit̪is] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #42,256 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “apendicitis” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for apendicitis is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apẽn̪d̪iˈsit̪is]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,256 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Inflamación del apéndice vermicular, pequeña porción del intestino grueso que sale del extremo cerrado del ciego".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for apendicitis, with forms such as "aepndicitis", "apednicitis", and "apendciitis". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is apendicitis, spelled A-P-E-N-D-I-C-I-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1Inflamación del apéndice vermicular, pequeña porción del intestino grueso que sale del extremo cerrado del ciego
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aepndicitis,apednicitis,apendciitis,apenddicitis,apendiccitis,apendiciits,apendicitiss,apendicitsi,apendicittis,apendictiis,apendiictis,apendisitis,apenidcitis,apenndicitis,apnedicitis,appendicitis,paendicitis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of apendicitis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “apendicitis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-P-E-N-D-I-C-I-T-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [apẽn̪d̪iˈsit̪is] (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.