epinefrina

[epineˈfɾina]

/[epineˈfɾina]/ noun

The verdict

“epinefrina” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,879 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,879
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hormona vasoactiva catecolamínica que secreta la médula adrenal de los mamíferos, movida por el sistema parasimpático, en situaciones de alerta. Estimula el flujo sanguíneo hacia ciertos tejidos mu...

Key facts for epinefrina
PropertyValue
Headwordepinefrina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[epineˈfɾina]
Letters10
Frequency rank#90,879
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “epinefrina” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). epinefrina lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

epinefrina is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,879 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [epineˈfɾina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hormona vasoactiva catecolamínica que secreta la médula adrenal de los mamíferos, movida por el sistema parasimpático, en situaciones de alerta. Estimula el flujo sanguíneo hacia ciertos tejidos mu...".

epinefrina doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 epinefrina, spelled E-P-I-N-E-F-R-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hormona vasoactiva catecolamínica que secreta la médula adrenal de los mamíferos, movida por el sistema parasimpático, en situaciones de alerta. Estimula el flujo sanguíneo hacia ciertos tejidos musculares e incrementa la cantidad de glucosa en la sangre.

Synonyms

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 "epinefrina"?
"epinefrina" is spelled E-P-I-N-E-F-R-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [epineˈfɾina].
What does "epinefrina" mean?
As a noun, "epinefrina" means: Hormona vasoactiva catecolamínica que secreta la médula adrenal de los mamíferos, movida por el sistema parasimpático, en situaciones de alerta. Estimula el flujo sanguíneo hacia ciertos tejidos mu...
How do you pronounce "epinefrina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "epinefrina" is [epineˈfɾina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "epinefrina" come from?
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Using “epinefrina”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-P-I-N-E-F-R-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [epineˈfɾina] (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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list