herpes zóster
[ˈeɾpes ˈsost̪eɾ]
The verdict
“herpes zóster” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Afección dérmica provocada por el virus de la varicela, que provoca típicamente la aparición de ampollas o úlceras dolorosas sobre un dermatoma al afectar la vaina de mielina del nervio subyacente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-herpes-zoster · herpes zóster · Spanish
herpes zóster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | herpes zóster |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈeɾpes ˈsost̪eɾ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “herpes zóster” en español
Rare enough to double-check
herpes zóster is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈeɾpes ˈsost̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Afección dérmica provocada por el virus de la varicela, que provoca típicamente la aparición de ampollas o úlceras dolorosas sobre un dermatoma al afectar la vaina de mielina del nervio subyacente.".
No misspelling variants are generated for herpes zóster in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is herpes zóster, spelled H-E-R-P-E-S- -Z-Ó-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Afección dérmica provocada por el virus de la varicela, que provoca típicamente la aparición de ampollas o úlceras dolorosas sobre un dermatoma al afectar la vaina de mielina del nervio subyacente.
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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.