clínico

/[ˈkliniko]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,926

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

clínico is anSpanishadj. It means: Que recibe el bautismo en la cama en la última enfermedad. Pronounced [ˈkliniko]. Often confused with crítico and crónico.

Key facts for clínico
PropertyValue
Headwordclínico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈkliniko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,926
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of clínico in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for clínico is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkliniko]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,926 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for clínico, with forms such as "cclínico", "cllínico", and "clníico". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "crítico", "crónico", "clínicos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is clínico, spelled C-L-Í-N-I-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que recibe el bautismo en la cama en la última enfermedad.
  2. 2
    Perteneciente a la clínica.
  3. 3
    Se dice del que cursa o ejerce la clínica.
  4. 4
    Se dice de los sectarios que solo bautizaban in articulo mortis.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cclínico,cllínico,clníico,clíinco,clíncio,clínicco,clínioc,clínnico,cílnico,lcínico

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for clínico

Misspelling Variants of "clínico"

cclínico8cllínico8clníico7clíinco7clíncio7clínicco8clínioc7clínnico8
Misspelling Variants of "clínico"

Frequency rank: #11,926 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clínico"?
"clínico" is spelled C-L-Í-N-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkliniko].
What does "clínico" mean?
As an adj, "clínico" means: Que recibe el bautismo en la cama en la última enfermedad.
What words are commonly confused with "clínico"?
"clínico" is commonly confused with "crítico", "crónico", "clínicos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "clínico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clínico" is [ˈkliniko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clínico" come from?
"clínico" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.