apnea
Spanish, noun/abˈnea/
apnea is spelled A-P-N-E-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 52,742nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apnea is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “apnea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Interrupción momentánea de la respiración”.
What does apnea mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineapnea
- 2
femininefree-diving
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Interrupción momentánea de la respiración. 2. Prueba deportiva de natación o buceo sin respirar.^([cita requerida])
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of apnea
- apneas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apnea?
- /abˈnea/
- [aβ̞ˈne.a]
- [apˈnea]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apnea
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apnea in Spanish?
apnea appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).