biopsia
[ˈbjopsja]
The verdict
“biopsia” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,727 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,727
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Extracción y examen de tejidos, células o líquidos de un cuerpo vivo con intenciones diagnósticas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | biopsia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbjopsja] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #26,727 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “biopsia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for biopsia is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbjopsja]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,727 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Extracción y examen de tejidos, células o líquidos de un cuerpo vivo con intenciones diagnósticas.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for biopsia, with forms such as "bbiopsia", "biopcia", and "biopisa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is biopsia, spelled B-I-O-P-S-I-A.
Definition
- 1Extracción y examen de tejidos, células o líquidos de un cuerpo vivo con intenciones diagnósticas.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbiopsia,biopcia,biopisa,bioppsia,biopsai,biopssia,biospia,biposia,boipsia,ibopsia,viopsia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of biopsia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “biopsia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-I-O-P-S-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbjopsja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.