botulismo

[bot̪uˈlismo]

/[bot̪uˈlismo]/ noun

The verdict

“botulismo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toxoinfección bacteriana producida por el consumo de alimentos contaminados por una toxina nerviosa producida por la bacteria Clostridium botulinum.

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Index ES-botulismo · botulismo · Spanish

botulismo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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.

Key facts for botulismo
PropertyValue
Headwordbotulismo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bot̪uˈlismo]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “botulismo” en español

botulismono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

botulismo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bot̪uˈlismo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toxoinfección bacteriana producida por el consumo de alimentos contaminados por una toxina nerviosa producida por la bacteria Clostridium botulinum.".

botulismo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 botulismo, spelled B-O-T-U-L-I-S-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Toxoinfección bacteriana producida por el consumo de alimentos contaminados por una toxina nerviosa producida por la bacteria Clostridium botulinum.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "botulismo"?
"botulismo" is spelled B-O-T-U-L-I-S-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is [bot̪uˈlismo].
What does "botulismo" mean?
As a noun, "botulismo" means: Toxoinfección bacteriana producida por el consumo de alimentos contaminados por una toxina nerviosa producida por la bacteria Clostridium botulinum.
How do you pronounce "botulismo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "botulismo" is [bot̪uˈlismo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "botulismo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list