artrosis

[aɾˈt̪ɾosis]

/[aɾˈt̪ɾosis]/ noun

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The verdict

“artrosis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,820 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,820
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Padecimiento degenerativo de los cartílagos, que amortiguan la carga de los extremos óseos y propician los movimientos articulares. Así mismo se deterioran los huesos subyacentes a los cartílagos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-artrosis · artrosis · Spanish

artrosis · rank #56,820 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,820
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrozales

Nearest frequency peer: arrozales (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “artrosis”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “artrosis” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for artrosis
PropertyValue
Headwordartrosis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aɾˈt̪ɾosis]
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,820
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “artrosis” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.artrosiscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “arrozales” (#56,819), “Arístides” (#56,821), “arrastro” (#56,818). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “artrosis” va en #56,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

artrosis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,820 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aɾˈt̪ɾosis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Padecimiento degenerativo de los cartílagos, que amortiguan la carga de los extremos óseos y propician los movimientos articulares. Así mismo se deterioran los huesos subyacentes a los cartílagos.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for artrosis, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is artrosis, spelled A-R-T-R-O-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Padecimiento degenerativo de los cartílagos, que amortiguan la carga de los extremos óseos y propician los movimientos articulares. Así mismo se deterioran los huesos subyacentes a los cartílagos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how artrosis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La artrosis o enfermedad degenerativa articular, es la más común de las enfermedades articulares. Ocurre con más frecuencia en personas de edad media y ancianos, afectando el cuello, la región lumbar, rodillas, caderas y articulaciones de los dedos. Aproximadamente el 70% de las personas mayores de 70 años muestran evidencia radiológica de la enfermedad,…

Synonyms

osteoartritis

This word in other languages

osteoarthritis(English)arthrose(Français)Arthrose(Deutsch)

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 "artrosis"?
"artrosis" is spelled A-R-T-R-O-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾˈt̪ɾosis].
What does "artrosis" mean?
As a noun, "artrosis" means: Padecimiento degenerativo de los cartílagos, que amortiguan la carga de los extremos óseos y propician los movimientos articulares. Así mismo se deterioran los huesos subyacentes a los cartílagos.
How do you pronounce "artrosis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "artrosis" is [aɾˈt̪ɾosis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "artrosis" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "artrosis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

arrastro#56,818arenosas#56,813aullidos#56,828apúntate#56,805

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list