fórceps
[ˈfoɾseps]
The verdict
“fórceps” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #98,466 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #98,466
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrumento en forma de tenaza, que se usa para la extracción del bebé en los partos difíciles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fórceps |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoɾseps] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #98,466 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fórceps” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for fórceps is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoɾseps]. Corpus data places it at rank #98,466 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for fórceps in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is fórceps, spelled F-Ó-R-C-E-P-S.
Definition
- 1Instrumento en forma de tenaza, que se usa para la extracción del bebé en los partos difíciles.
- 2Lo mismo pero para extraer dientes.
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 “fórceps”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is F-Ó-R-C-E-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfoɾseps] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.