dispepsia

[d̪isˈpepsja]

/[d̪isˈpepsja]/ noun

The verdict

“dispepsia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,855 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,855
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermedad crónica caracterizada por la digestión laboriosa e imperfecta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dispepsia · dispepsia · Spanish

dispepsia · rank #83,855 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,855
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dispersada

Nearest frequency peer: dispersada (+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 “dispepsia”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dispepsia
PropertyValue
Headworddispepsia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪isˈpepsja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,855
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dispepsia” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).dispepsiacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “dispersada” (#83,856), “distes” (#83,857), “difiero” (#83,851). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dispepsia” va en #83,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dispepsia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,855 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪isˈpepsja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enfermedad crónica caracterizada por la digestión laboriosa e imperfecta.".

Zero misspellings are on record for dispepsia in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is dispepsia, spelled D-I-S-P-E-P-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad crónica caracterizada por la digestión laboriosa e imperfecta.

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 "dispepsia"?
"dispepsia" is spelled D-I-S-P-E-P-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪isˈpepsja].
What does "dispepsia" mean?
As a noun, "dispepsia" means: Enfermedad crónica caracterizada por la digestión laboriosa e imperfecta.
How do you pronounce "dispepsia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dispepsia" is [d̪isˈpepsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dispepsia" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list