conjuntiva
[kõŋxũn̪ˈt̪iβ̞a]
The verdict
“conjuntiva” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,929 among 77,812 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,929
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 77,812
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Membrana mucosa transparente que tapiza el globo ocular en su parte anterior, desde el limbo hasta los fondos de saco conjuntivales; cubre por lo tanto la esclerótica y se le conoce como conjuntiva...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | conjuntiva |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõŋxũn̪ˈt̪iβ̞a] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #93,929 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “conjuntiva” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
conjuntiva is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,929 among 77,812 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kõŋxũn̪ˈt̪iβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Membrana mucosa transparente que tapiza el globo ocular en su parte anterior, desde el limbo hasta los fondos de saco conjuntivales; cubre por lo tanto la esclerótica y se le conoce como conjuntiva...".
No misspelling variants are generated for conjuntiva in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is conjuntiva, spelled C-O-N-J-U-N-T-I-V-A.
Definition
- 1Membrana mucosa transparente que tapiza el globo ocular en su parte anterior, desde el limbo hasta los fondos de saco conjuntivales; cubre por lo tanto la esclerótica y se le conoce como conjuntiva bulbar, y también cubre la superficie posterior de los párpados y se le conoce como conjuntiva palpebral. Ayuda a lubricar el globo ocular, produciendo mucosidad y lágrimas, aunque estas en una cantidad menor que las glándulas lagrimales.
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.
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- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-J-U-N-T-I-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.