histerectomía

[ist̪eɾekt̪oˈmia]

/[ist̪eɾekt̪oˈmia]/ noun

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The verdict

“histerectomía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,224 among 15,034 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,224
frequency rank, Spanish
15,034
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Escisión parcial o completa del útero.

Key facts for histerectomía
PropertyValue
Headwordhisterectomía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ist̪eɾekt̪oˈmia]
Letters13
Frequency rank#79,224
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “histerectomía” 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). histerectomía lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

histerectomía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,224 among 15,034 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ist̪eɾekt̪oˈmia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Escisión parcial o completa del útero.".

Zero misspellings are on record for histerectomía in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is histerectomía, spelled H-I-S-T-E-R-E-C-T-O-M-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escisión parcial o completa del útero.

This word in other languages

Hysterektomie(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "histerectomía"?
"histerectomía" is spelled H-I-S-T-E-R-E-C-T-O-M-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ist̪eɾekt̪oˈmia].
What does "histerectomía" mean?
As a noun, "histerectomía" means: Escisión parcial o completa del útero.
How do you pronounce "histerectomía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "histerectomía" is [ist̪eɾekt̪oˈmia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "histerectomía" come from?
"histerectomía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “histerectomía”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is H-I-S-T-E-R-E-C-T-O-M-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ist̪eɾekt̪oˈmia] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list