aurícula
[awˈɾikula]
The verdict
“aurícula” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #75,162 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #75,162
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cavidad superior del corazón de los mamíferos, aves y reptiles, que recibe la sangre del cuerpo y la impulsa hacia el ventrículo. En el hombre y demás mamíferos está en número par, separados ambas ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aurícula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [awˈɾikula] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #75,162 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aurícula” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for aurícula is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [awˈɾikula]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,162 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
aurícula doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is aurícula, spelled A-U-R-Í-C-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Cavidad superior del corazón de los mamíferos, aves y reptiles, que recibe la sangre del cuerpo y la impulsa hacia el ventrículo. En el hombre y demás mamíferos está en número par, separados ambas aurículas por un septo. La aurícula derecha lleva la sangre venosa hacia el ventrículo derecho, en tanto que la aurícula izquierda, recibe la sangre arterial de los pulmones y la lleva al ventrículo izquierdo.
- 2Prolongación de la parte inferior del limbo de las hojas, terminadas en punta, que antiguamente se comparaba con la forma de la oreja o el corazón.
Synonyms
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.
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Using “aurícula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-U-R-Í-C-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [awˈɾikula] (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.