ferritina
[feriˈt̪ina]
The verdict
“ferritina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquiera de los miembros de la familia de los complejos de proteínas globulares portadoras de hierro, que consta de 24 subunidades de proteína.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ferritina · ferritina · Spanish
ferritina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ferritina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [feriˈt̪ina] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ferritina” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ferritina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [feriˈt̪ina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cualquiera de los miembros de la familia de los complejos de proteínas globulares portadoras de hierro, que consta de 24 subunidades de proteína.".
ferritina has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 ferritina, spelled F-E-R-R-I-T-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Cualquiera de los miembros de la familia de los complejos de proteínas globulares portadoras de hierro, que consta de 24 subunidades de proteína.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.