ateroma
[at̪eˈɾoma]
The verdict
“ateroma” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Depósito de grasas y fibras en la pared interna de las arterias, con daño epitelial que puede ocasionar la formación de un trombo, un desprendimiento parcial con el peligro de obstruir una arteria ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ateroma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [at̪eˈɾoma] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ateroma” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ateroma is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [at̪eˈɾoma]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ateroma, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 ateroma, spelled A-T-E-R-O-M-A.
Definition
- 1Depósito de grasas y fibras en la pared interna de las arterias, con daño epitelial que puede ocasionar la formación de un trombo, un desprendimiento parcial con el peligro de obstruir una arteria más pequeña, o una obstrucción parcial o total en el lugar de la acumulación primitiva. En todos los casos hay una traba a la circulación sanguínea que puede llevar a un infarto.
- 2Quiste sebáceo o grasoso.
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 “ateroma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-T-E-R-O-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [at̪eˈɾoma] (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.