fórceps
Spanish, noun/ˈfoɾθebs/
fórceps is spelled F-Ó-R-C-E-P-S (7 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 98,206th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fórceps is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “forceps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento en forma de tenaza, que se usa para la extracción del bebé en los partos difíciles”.
What does fórceps mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineforceps
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrumento en forma de tenaza, que se usa para la extracción del bebé en los partos difíciles. 2. Lo mismo pero para extraer dientes.
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.
How do you pronounce fórceps?
- /ˈfoɾθebs/
- [ˈfoɾ.θeβ̞s]
- /ˈfoɾsebs/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fórceps
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fórceps in Spanish?
fórceps appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).