eclampsia
[eˈklãmsja]
The verdict
“eclampsia” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Crisis convulsiva o comática, no debida a causas neurológicas, que suelen padecer niños recién nacidos, mujeres y hembras caninas embarazadas, durante el parto o en horas tempranas del puerperio.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eclampsia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eˈklãmsja] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eclampsia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for eclampsia is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eˈklãmsja]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Crisis convulsiva o comática, no debida a causas neurológicas, que suelen padecer niños recién nacidos, mujeres y hembras caninas embarazadas, durante el parto o en horas tempranas del puerperio.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for eclampsia, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is eclampsia, spelled E-C-L-A-M-P-S-I-A.
Definition
- 1Crisis convulsiva o comática, no debida a causas neurológicas, que suelen padecer niños recién nacidos, mujeres y hembras caninas embarazadas, durante el parto o en horas tempranas del puerperio.
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.
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Using “eclampsia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-C-L-A-M-P-S-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eˈklãmsja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.