claustrofobia

[klawst̪ɾoˈfoβ̞ja]

/[klawst̪ɾoˈfoβ̞ja]/ noun

The verdict

“claustrofobia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,769 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,769
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Miedo irracional y enfermizo a estar en un espacio cerrado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-claustrofobia · claustrofobia · Spanish

claustrofobia · rank #66,769 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,769
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH clavijas

Nearest frequency peer: clavijas (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “claustrofobia”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “claustrofobia” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for claustrofobia
PropertyValue
Headwordclaustrofobia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klawst̪ɾoˈfoβ̞ja]
Letters13
Frequency rank#66,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “claustrofobia” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).claustrofobiacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “clavijas” (#66,770), “chillones” (#66,767), “chequeando” (#66,766). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “claustrofobia” va en #66,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

claustrofobia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,769 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [klawst̪ɾoˈfoβ̞ja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Miedo irracional y enfermizo a estar en un espacio cerrado.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for claustrofobia, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is claustrofobia, spelled C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O-F-O-B-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Miedo irracional y enfermizo a estar en un espacio cerrado.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "claustrofobia"?
"claustrofobia" is spelled C-L-A-U-S-T-R-O-F-O-B-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [klawst̪ɾoˈfoβ̞ja].
What does "claustrofobia" mean?
As a noun, "claustrofobia" means: Miedo irracional y enfermizo a estar en un espacio cerrado.
How do you pronounce "claustrofobia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "claustrofobia" is [klawst̪ɾoˈfoβ̞ja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "claustrofobia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list