disfagia

[d̪isˈfaxja]

/[d̪isˈfaxja]/ noun

The verdict

“disfagia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dificultad o imposibilidad de tragar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-disfagia · disfagia · Spanish

disfagia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for disfagia
PropertyValue
Headworddisfagia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪isˈfaxja]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “disfagia” en español

disfagiaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

disfagia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪isˈfaxja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dificultad o imposibilidad de tragar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for disfagia, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is disfagia, spelled D-I-S-F-A-G-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dificultad o imposibilidad de tragar.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disfagia"?
"disfagia" is spelled D-I-S-F-A-G-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isˈfaxja].
What does "disfagia" mean?
As a noun, "disfagia" means: Dificultad o imposibilidad de tragar.
How do you pronounce "disfagia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disfagia" is [d̪isˈfaxja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disfagia" come from?
"disfagia" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list