clínica

[ˈklinika]

/[ˈklinika]/ noun

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The verdict

“clínica” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,142. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,142
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte de la medicina que enseña a observar y curar las enfermedades a la cabecera de los enfermos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-clinica · clínica · Spanish

clínica · rank #4,142 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,142
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH campamento

Nearest frequency peer: campamento (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “clínica”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “clínica” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

clínica vs cónica
71% similar
clínica vs crítica
71% similar
clínica vs crónica
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for clínica
PropertyValue
Headwordclínica
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈklinika]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,142
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “clínica”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).clínicacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “campamento” (#4,141), “condenado” (#4,143), “bosques” (#4,140). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “clínica” va en #4,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around clínica (IPA [ˈklinika]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,142 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for clínica, with forms such as "cclínica", "cllínica", and "clníica". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "cónica", "crítica", "crónica", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is clínica, spelled C-L-Í-N-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte de la medicina que enseña a observar y curar las enfermedades a la cabecera de los enfermos.
  2. 2
    Estudio que se hace a la cabecera del enfermo, a fin de poner en práctica las teorías de la facultad.
  3. 3
    Establecimiento médico privado, de menores dimensiones que un hospital.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cclínica
  • cllínica
  • clníica
  • clíinca
  • clíncia
  • clíniac
  • clínicca
  • clínnica
  • cílnica
  • lcínica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clínica - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cclínica1cllínica1clníica2clíinca2clíncia2clíniac2clínicca1clínnica1
Edit distance from "clínica"

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 "clínica"?
"clínica" is spelled C-L-Í-N-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈklinika].
What does "clínica" mean?
As a noun, "clínica" means: Parte de la medicina que enseña a observar y curar las enfermedades a la cabecera de los enfermos.
What words are commonly confused with "clínica"?
"clínica" is commonly confused with "cónica", "crítica", "crónica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clínica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clínica" is [ˈklinika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clínica" come from?
"clínica" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bosques#4,140cristal#4,147decimos#4,149acabado#4,134

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

definir10 variantsdirigir10 variantsdispone10 variantsdulces10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list