homeostasis

[omeosˈt̪asis]

/[omeosˈt̪asis]/ noun

The verdict

“homeostasis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,293 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,293
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tendencia de un sistema, en especial del sistema fisiológico de los animales superiores, para mantener la estabilidad interna, que se logra con la respuesta coordinada de sus partes que ajustan sus...

Corpus desk

Index ES-homeostasis · homeostasis · Spanish

homeostasis · rank #78,293 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,293
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hornillo

Nearest frequency peer: Hornillo (+3 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “homeostasis”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “homeostasis” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for homeostasis
PropertyValue
Headwordhomeostasis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[omeosˈt̪asis]
Letters11
Frequency rank#78,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “homeostasis” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.homeostasiscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Hornillo” (#78,296), “hierven” (#78,289), “hidrográfico” (#78,288). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “homeostasis” va en #78,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

homeostasis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,293 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [omeosˈt̪asis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

homeostasis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is homeostasis, spelled H-O-M-E-O-S-T-A-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tendencia de un sistema, en especial del sistema fisiológico de los animales superiores, para mantener la estabilidad interna, que se logra con la respuesta coordinada de sus partes que ajustan sus funciones ante cualquier estimulo o situación que afecte las funciones o condiciones normales.
  2. 2
    Estado de equilibrio psicológico obtenido cuando una tensión o causa ha sido reducida o eliminada.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "homeostasis"?
"homeostasis" is spelled H-O-M-E-O-S-T-A-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [omeosˈt̪asis].
What does "homeostasis" mean?
As a noun, "homeostasis" means: Tendencia de un sistema, en especial del sistema fisiológico de los animales superiores, para mantener la estabilidad interna, que se logra con la respuesta coordinada de sus partes que ajustan sus...
How do you pronounce "homeostasis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "homeostasis" is [omeosˈt̪asis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "homeostasis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list