aterosclerosis
[at̪eɾoskleˈɾosis]
The verdict
“aterosclerosis” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermedad vascular caracterizada por el depósito de grasas en las paredes de las arterias, formación de ateromas, que disminuyen el lumen de los vasos, dificultando la circulación de la sangre, y ...
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Index ES-aterosclerosis · aterosclerosis · Spanish
aterosclerosis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aterosclerosis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [at̪eɾoskleˈɾosis] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “aterosclerosis” en español
Rare enough to double-check
aterosclerosis is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [at̪eɾoskleˈɾosis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enfermedad vascular caracterizada por el depósito de grasas en las paredes de las arterias, formación de ateromas, que disminuyen el lumen de los vasos, dificultando la circulación de la sangre, y ...".
aterosclerosis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is aterosclerosis, spelled A-T-E-R-O-S-C-L-E-R-O-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Enfermedad vascular caracterizada por el depósito de grasas en las paredes de las arterias, formación de ateromas, que disminuyen el lumen de los vasos, dificultando la circulación de la sangre, y que al desprenderse , pueden conducir a su obstrucción y producir un infarto de mayor o menor extensión.
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.