catalepsia
Spanish, noun/kataˈlebsja/
catalepsia is spelled C-A-T-A-L-E-P-S-I-A (10 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 129,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Catalepsia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “catalepsy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Accidente nervioso repentino, de índole histérica, caracterizado por la suspensión de las sensaciones y la…”.
What does catalepsia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecatalepsy
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Accidente nervioso repentino, de índole histérica, caracterizado por la suspensión de las sensaciones y la inmovilidad del cuerpo en cualquier postura en que se le coloque.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of catalepsia
- catalepsias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce catalepsia?
- /kataˈlebsja/
- [ka.t̪aˈleβ̞.sja]
- [kat̪aˈlepsja]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to catalepsia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is catalepsia in Spanish?
catalepsia appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).