convulso

[kõmˈbulso]

/[kõmˈbulso]/ adj

The verdict

“convulso” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #74,387 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,387
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Atacado de convulsiones.

Corpus desk

Index ES-convulso · convulso · Spanish

convulso · rank #74,387 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,387
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH conventillo

Nearest frequency peer: conventillo (-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 “convulso”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for convulso
PropertyValue
Headwordconvulso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[kõmˈbulso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,387
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “convulso” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “conventillo” (#74,386), “corred” (#74,388), “contáis” (#74,385). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “convulso” va en #74,387. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

convulso is uncommon Spanish at frequency #74,387 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kõmˈbulso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for convulso in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is convulso, spelled C-O-N-V-U-L-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Atacado de convulsiones.
  2. 2
    Que produce convulsiones.
  3. 3
    Dícese del que se halla muy excitado.

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 "convulso"?
"convulso" is spelled C-O-N-V-U-L-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmˈbulso].
What does "convulso" mean?
As an adjective, "convulso" means: Atacado de convulsiones.
How do you pronounce "convulso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "convulso" is [kõmˈbulso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "convulso" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list