fistula
/ˈfi.stu.la/
The verdict
“fistula” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caño, cañería.
Corpus desk
Index ES-fistula · fistula · Spanish
fistula · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | fistula |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfi.stu.la/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “fistula” en español
Rare enough to double-check
fistula is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfi.stu.la/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
fistula doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is fistula, spelled F-I-S-T-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1Caño, cañería.
- 2Conducto, canal.
- 3Flauta de Pan, siringa.
- 4Fístula, absceso.
- 5Molino de mano.
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.