esclerótica
Spanish, noun/eskleˈɾotika/
esclerótica is spelled E-S-C-L-E-R-Ó-T-I-C-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish, the 132,280th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esclerótica is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “sclera” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of esclerótico. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Membrana dura que cubre el ojo de color blanquecino, con dos aberturas, una posterior que da paso al nervio…”.
What does esclerótica mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesclera
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of esclerótico
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Membrana dura que cubre el ojo de color blanquecino, con dos aberturas, una posterior que da paso al nervio óptico y otra anterior, en la que está implantada la córnea.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of esclerótica
- escleróticas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esclerótica?
- /eskleˈɾotika/
- [es.kleˈɾo.t̪i.ka]
- [eskleˈɾot̪ika]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to esclerótica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is esclerótica in Spanish?
esclerótica appears about once in every 13 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).