codeína

[koð̞eˈina]

/[koð̞eˈina]/ noun

The verdict

“codeína” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,738 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,738
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alcaloide que se encuentra de forma natural en el opio. Se utiliza con fines médicos como analgésico, sedante y antitusígeno. También se le considera un narcótico.

Corpus desk

Index ES-codeina · codeína · Spanish

codeína · rank #91,738 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,738
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH codifican

Nearest frequency peer: codifican (+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 “codeína”

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 “codeína” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for codeína
PropertyValue
Headwordcodeína
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koð̞eˈina]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “codeína” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.codeínacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “codifican” (#91,739), “cocinaron” (#91,736), “cocinaban” (#91,735). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “codeína” va en #91,738. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

codeína is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,738 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koð̞eˈina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alcaloide que se encuentra de forma natural en el opio. Se utiliza con fines médicos como analgésico, sedante y antitusígeno. También se le considera un narcótico.".

codeína doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is codeína, spelled C-O-D-E-Í-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alcaloide que se encuentra de forma natural en el opio. Se utiliza con fines médicos como analgésico, sedante y antitusígeno. También se le considera un narcótico.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how codeína appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Y si traés la codeína ina-ina-ina (-ina), que no te olvides de la lima-lima-lima-lima (Lima). Esa puta ni se imagina ina-ina-ina (-ina), recién salío' de la esquina ina-ina-ina (-ina).

Synonyms

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 "codeína"?
"codeína" is spelled C-O-D-E-Í-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [koð̞eˈina].
What does "codeína" mean?
As a noun, "codeína" means: Alcaloide que se encuentra de forma natural en el opio. Se utiliza con fines médicos como analgésico, sedante y antitusígeno. También se le considera un narcótico.
How do you pronounce "codeína"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "codeína" is [koð̞eˈina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "codeína" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list