eritema
[eɾiˈt̪ema]
The verdict
“eritema” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,545 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,545
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Inflamación superficial de la piel cuyo síntomas se caracterizan por el enrojecimiento e irritación parcial o extensa de la área afectada
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eritema |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eɾiˈt̪ema] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #68,545 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eritema” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
eritema is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,545 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eɾiˈt̪ema]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inflamación superficial de la piel cuyo síntomas se caracterizan por el enrojecimiento e irritación parcial o extensa de la área afectada".
Zero misspellings are on record for eritema in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is eritema, spelled E-R-I-T-E-M-A.
Definition
- 1Inflamación superficial de la piel cuyo síntomas se caracterizan por el enrojecimiento e irritación parcial o extensa de la área afectada
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.
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Using “eritema”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-R-I-T-E-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eɾiˈt̪ema] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.