convaleciente
[kõmbaleˈsjẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“convaleciente” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,941 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,941
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8,288
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que convalece (que recobra las fuerzas que por alguna enfermedad había perdido).
Corpus desk
Index ES-convaleciente · convaleciente · Spanish
convaleciente · rank #62,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,941
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,288
- PHOTO-FINISH contrataría
Nearest frequency peer: contrataría (-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 “convaleciente”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- contratará
contratará
37,062 corpus weight
- contrataría
contrataría
37,061 corpus weight
- convalecien…
convaleciente
37,060 corpus weight
- convencía
convencía
37,059 corpus weight
- cord
cord
37,057 corpus weight
- correcciona…
correccionales
37,056 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “convaleciente” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | convaleciente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kõmbaleˈsjẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #62,941 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “convaleciente” en español
Rare enough to double-check
convaleciente is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,941 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kõmbaleˈsjẽn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que convalece (que recobra las fuerzas que por alguna enfermedad había perdido).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for convaleciente, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is convaleciente, spelled C-O-N-V-A-L-E-C-I-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Que convalece (que recobra las fuerzas que por alguna enfermedad había perdido).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how convaleciente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cuatro días después, según datos seguros, suministrados por la diligente observación de Centeno, estaba D. Agustín Caballero en el propio ser y estado que un convaleciente de enfermedad grave.
Ananna se repuso pronto de su enfermedad, y un día quiso que Kengi trajera el estilo y las tablillas. Aunque estuviera convaleciente, aún tardaría un poco en salir de casa.
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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