apófisis
Spanish, noun/aˈpofisis/
apófisis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “apophysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Parte de un hueso que sobresale y sobre la cual se articula o bien se inserta un músculo por medio de un…”.
What does apófisis mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineapophysis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Parte de un hueso que sobresale y sobre la cual se articula o bien se inserta un músculo por medio de un tendón.
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.
How do you pronounce apófisis?
- /aˈpofisis/
- [aˈpo.fi.sis]
- [aˈpofisis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apófisis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apófisis in Spanish?
apófisis appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).