fibrilación
[fiβ̞ɾilaˈsjõn]
The verdict
“fibrilación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,601 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,601
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,333
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proceso de formación de fibrilas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fibrilacion · fibrilación · Spanish
fibrilación · rank #55,601 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,601
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,333
- PHOTO-FINISH fijes
Nearest frequency peer: fijes (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “fibrilación”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Ferrando
Ferrando
44,403 corpus weight
- festivas
festivas
44,402 corpus weight
- fibrilación
fibrilación
44,400 corpus weight
- fijes
fijes
44,399 corpus weight
- filisteos
filisteos
44,398 corpus weight
- filmados
filmados
44,397 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “fibrilación” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fibrilación |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fiβ̞ɾilaˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #55,601 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fibrilación” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fibrilación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,601 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fiβ̞ɾilaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for fibrilación in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is fibrilación, spelled F-I-B-R-I-L-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Proceso de formación de fibrilas.
- 2Temblor muscular.
- 3Ruptura de fibras de celulosa de la pulpa de madera para fabricación de papel.
- 4Contracciones arrítmicas de las fibrilas (musculares) del corazón. Pueden afectar a los atrios de los auriculares (fibrilación auricular o de los ventrículos (fibrilación ventricular).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fibrilación appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Una arritmia es un problema con la velocidad o el ritmo de los latidos del corazón. La fibrilación auricular es el tipo más común de arritmia causada por un problema en el sistema eléctrico del corazón. A menudo las personas con fibrilación auricular no se dan cuenta de los síntomas. Pero usted puede sentir: • Palpitaciones, latidos anormales o rápidos •…
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.
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