cordón umbilical
[koɾˈð̞õn ũmbiliˈkal]
The verdict
“cordón umbilical” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de vasos sanguíneos, con forma de un largo y delgado tubo, propio de los mamíferos placentarios, que une la placenta con el feto. Permite el intercambio de gases y sustancias para la nutri...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cordón umbilical |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [koɾˈð̞õn ũmbiliˈkal] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cordón umbilical” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cordón umbilical is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [koɾˈð̞õn ũmbiliˈkal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for cordón umbilical in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 cordón umbilical, spelled C-O-R-D-Ó-N- -U-M-B-I-L-I-C-A-L.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de vasos sanguíneos, con forma de un largo y delgado tubo, propio de los mamíferos placentarios, que une la placenta con el feto. Permite el intercambio de gases y sustancias para la nutrición y desarrollo del feto.
- 2Filamento que une el rudimento seminal, entre cuyas células se halla el óvulo, con los nervios marginales donde estos se forman, la placenta.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “cordón umbilical”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-R-D-Ó-N- -U-M-B-I-L-I-C-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [koɾˈð̞õn ũmbiliˈkal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.