forúnculo
[foˈɾũŋkulo]
The verdict
“forúnculo” 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) - Inflamación purulenta localizada en la piel y tejido subcutáneo, que se inicia con la infección de un folículo piloso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-forunculo · forúnculo · Spanish
forúnculo · 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 | forúnculo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [foˈɾũŋkulo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “forúnculo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
forúnculo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [foˈɾũŋkulo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inflamación purulenta localizada en la piel y tejido subcutáneo, que se inicia con la infección de un folículo piloso.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for forúnculo, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with 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 forúnculo, spelled F-O-R-Ú-N-C-U-L-O.
Definition
- 1Inflamación purulenta localizada en la piel y tejido subcutáneo, que se inicia con la infección de un folículo piloso.
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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.