encefalograma
[ẽnsefaloˈɣ̞ɾama]
The verdict
“encefalograma” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Medicina: Gráfico de la actividad del cerebro obtenido por el electroencefalógrafo, aparato que capta los fenómenos eléctricos que allí se producen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encefalograma |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ẽnsefaloˈɣ̞ɾama] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “encefalograma” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
encefalograma is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽnsefaloˈɣ̞ɾama]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Medicina: Gráfico de la actividad del cerebro obtenido por el electroencefalógrafo, aparato que capta los fenómenos eléctricos que allí se producen".
encefalograma has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is encefalograma, spelled E-N-C-E-F-A-L-O-G-R-A-M-A.
Definition
- 1Medicina: Gráfico de la actividad del cerebro obtenido por el electroencefalógrafo, aparato que capta los fenómenos eléctricos que allí se producen
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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 “encefalograma”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-C-E-F-A-L-O-G-R-A-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽnsefaloˈɣ̞ɾama] (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.