ginecología

/[xinekoloˈxia]/ noun

The verdict

“ginecología” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #39,777 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#39,777
frequency rank, Spanish
11
letters
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Parte de la medicina que estudia las enfermedades de la mujer.

Key facts for ginecología
PropertyValue
Headwordginecología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xinekoloˈxia]
Letters11
Frequency rank#39,777
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ginecología” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ginecología lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for ginecología is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xinekoloˈxia]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,777 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Parte de la medicina que estudia las enfermedades de la mujer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for ginecología, with forms such as "gginecología", "giencología", and "ginceología". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "ginecólogo", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is ginecología, spelled G-I-N-E-C-O-L-O-G-Í-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte de la medicina que estudia las enfermedades de la mujer.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: gginecología,giencología,ginceología,gineccología,ginecloogía,ginecolgoía,ginecollogía,ginecologaí,ginecologgía,ginecoloíga,ginecoolgía,gineoclogía,ginnecología,gniecología,ignecología

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ginecología — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "ginecología"

gginecología1giencología2ginceología2gineccología1ginecloogía2ginecolgoía2ginecollogía1ginecologaí2
Edit distance from "ginecología"

Frequency rank: #39,777 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ginecología"?
"ginecología" is spelled G-I-N-E-C-O-L-O-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [xinekoloˈxia].
What does "ginecología" mean?
As a noun, "ginecología" means: Parte de la medicina que estudia las enfermedades de la mujer.
What words are commonly confused with "ginecología"?
"ginecología" is commonly confused with "ginecólogo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ginecología"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ginecología" is [xinekoloˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ginecología" come from?
"ginecología" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “ginecología”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-I-N-E-C-O-L-O-G-Í-A — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [xinekoloˈxia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “ginecólogo” — see the side-by-side comparison. ginecología vs ginecólogo
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.