enfermedad de Alzheimer

[ẽɱfeɾmeˈð̞að̞ d̪e alsˈxejmeɾ]

/[ẽɱfeɾmeˈð̞að̞ d̪e alsˈxejmeɾ]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
23
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trastorno degenerativo irreversible de la memoria, por la pérdida de las neuronas cerebrales, debido a una acumulación de la proteína amiloide. Su causa primaria es desconocida. La enfermedad condu...

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Index ES-enfermedad-de-alzheimer · enfermedad de Alzheimer · Spanish

enfermedad de Alzheimer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 23 letters
  • VOW-9 9 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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 enfermedad de Alzheimer
PropertyValue
Headwordenfermedad de Alzheimer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ẽɱfeɾmeˈð̞að̞ d̪e alsˈxejmeɾ]
Letters23
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “enfermedad de Alzheimer” en español

enfermedad de Alzheimerestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

enfermedad de Alzheimer is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽɱfeɾmeˈð̞að̞ d̪e alsˈxejmeɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trastorno degenerativo irreversible de la memoria, por la pérdida de las neuronas cerebrales, debido a una acumulación de la proteína amiloide. Su causa primaria es desconocida. La enfermedad condu...".

enfermedad de Alzheimer has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is enfermedad de Alzheimer, spelled E-N-F-E-R-M-E-D-A-D- -D-E- -A-L-Z-H-E-I-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trastorno degenerativo irreversible de la memoria, por la pérdida de las neuronas cerebrales, debido a una acumulación de la proteína amiloide. Su causa primaria es desconocida. La enfermedad conduce a la muerte por el deterioro progresivo de las funciones motoras del cerebro.

Synonyms

alzhéimermal de Alzheimer

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 "enfermedad de Alzheimer"?
"enfermedad de Alzheimer" is spelled E-N-F-E-R-M-E-D-A-D- -D-E- -A-L-Z-H-E-I-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽɱfeɾmeˈð̞að̞ d̪e alsˈxejmeɾ].
What does "enfermedad de Alzheimer" mean?
As a noun, "enfermedad de Alzheimer" means: Trastorno degenerativo irreversible de la memoria, por la pérdida de las neuronas cerebrales, debido a una acumulación de la proteína amiloide. Su causa primaria es desconocida. La enfermedad condu...
How do you pronounce "enfermedad de Alzheimer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfermedad de Alzheimer" is [ẽɱfeɾmeˈð̞að̞ d̪e alsˈxejmeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list