epilepsia

[epiˈlepsja]

/[epiˈlepsja]/ noun

The verdict

“epilepsia” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,772. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,772
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermedad crónica del sistema nervioso, en la cual una excitación anormal de la corteza cerebral produce ataques o convulsiones, altera la función cerebral y provoca cambios en el comportamiento^(...

Corpus desk

Index ES-epilepsia · epilepsia · Spanish

epilepsia · rank #23,772 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,772
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH enriquece

Nearest frequency peer: enriquece (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “epilepsia”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “epilepsia” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for epilepsia
PropertyValue
Headwordepilepsia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[epiˈlepsja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,772
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “epilepsia”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).epilepsiacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “enriquece” (#23,771), “ere” (#23,773), “emprendimientos” (#23,770). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “epilepsia” va en #23,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around epilepsia (IPA [epiˈlepsja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,772 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Enfermedad crónica del sistema nervioso, en la cual una excitación anormal de la corteza cerebral produce ataques o convulsiones, altera la función cerebral y provoca cambios en el comportamiento^(...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for epilepsia, with forms such as "eiplepsia", "epielpsia", and "epilepcia". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is epilepsia, spelled E-P-I-L-E-P-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad crónica del sistema nervioso, en la cual una excitación anormal de la corteza cerebral produce ataques o convulsiones, altera la función cerebral y provoca cambios en el comportamiento^([cita requerida]).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how epilepsia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La litargia y el subet son differentes de la epilepsia en esto: y es que en estas no ay espasmo. En la epilepsia no se escusa. En la litargia y subet no se haze espuma en su boca lo que se haze en la epiléptica. Diuersifica tambien la proplexia porque en ella se corrompe el senso y el motu: en la epilepsia no aun que algunos digan que la proplexia es fuer…
  2. SVelen tentar a los niños vna passion que vulgarmente llaman alferezia, difiere poco de la epilepsia llamada gota coral, empero la alferezia no es tan fuerte con mucho, y da a los niños quando maman.

Synonyms

alferecíaerilgota caducagota coralhérculesmal caducomal de corazónmal de Hérculesmorbo comicial

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eiplepsia
  • epielpsia
  • epilepcia
  • epilepisa
  • epileppsia
  • epilepsai
  • epilepssia
  • epilespia
  • epillepsia
  • epilpesia
  • epliepsia
  • eppilepsia
  • peilepsia

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of epilepsia - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eiplepsia2epielpsia2epilepcia1epilepisa2epileppsia1epilepsai2epilepssia1epilespia2
Edit distance from "epilepsia"

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 "epilepsia"?
"epilepsia" is spelled E-P-I-L-E-P-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [epiˈlepsja].
What does "epilepsia" mean?
As a noun, "epilepsia" means: Enfermedad crónica del sistema nervioso, en la cual una excitación anormal de la corteza cerebral produce ataques o convulsiones, altera la función cerebral y provoca cambios en el comportamiento^(...
What are common misspellings of "epilepsia"?
Common misspellings include "eiplepsia", "epielpsia", "epilepcia", "epilepisa", "epileppsia". The correct spelling is "epilepsia".
How do you pronounce "epilepsia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "epilepsia" is [epiˈlepsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "epilepsia" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list