epidural

[epið̞uˈɾal]

/[epið̞uˈɾal]/ adj

The verdict

“epidural” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,294 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,294
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ubicado inmediatamente encima de la duramadre.

Corpus desk

Index ES-epidural · epidural · Spanish

epidural · rank #62,294 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,294
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH envolvía

Nearest frequency peer: envolvía (-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 “epidural”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for epidural
PropertyValue
Headwordepidural
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[epið̞uˈɾal]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “epidural” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.epiduralcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “envolvía” (#62,293), “equinos” (#62,295), “entresijos” (#62,292). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “epidural” va en #62,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

epidural is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,294 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [epið̞uˈɾal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ubicado inmediatamente encima de la duramadre.".

epidural doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is epidural, spelled E-P-I-D-U-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ubicado inmediatamente encima de la duramadre.

Synonyms

extradural

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); 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 "epidural"?
"epidural" is spelled E-P-I-D-U-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [epið̞uˈɾal].
What does "epidural" mean?
As an adjective, "epidural" means: Ubicado inmediatamente encima de la duramadre.
How do you pronounce "epidural"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "epidural" is [epið̞uˈɾal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "epidural" come from?
"epidural" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list