hospitalizar
[ospit̪aliˈsaɾ]
The verdict
“hospitalizar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recluir a una persona en una institución de salud (clínica, hospital) debido a enfermedades crónicas o graves o por convalecencia postoperatoria.
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Index ES-hospitalizar · hospitalizar · Spanish
hospitalizar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | hospitalizar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ospit̪aliˈsaɾ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hospitalizar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hospitalizar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ospit̪aliˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Recluir a una persona en una institución de salud (clínica, hospital) debido a enfermedades crónicas o graves o por convalecencia postoperatoria.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for hospitalizar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is hospitalizar, spelled H-O-S-P-I-T-A-L-I-Z-A-R.
Definition
- 1Recluir a una persona en una institución de salud (clínica, hospital) debido a enfermedades crónicas o graves o por convalecencia postoperatoria.
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.