ictericia

[ikt̪eˈɾisja]

/[ikt̪eˈɾisja]/ noun

The verdict

“ictericia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,970 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,970
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Coloración amarillenta de la piel y mucosas debida a un aumento de la bilirrubina en la sangre.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ictericia · ictericia · Spanish

ictericia · rank #52,970 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,970
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH hospeda

Nearest frequency peer: hospeda (-1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ictericia”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ictericia” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ictericia
PropertyValue
Headwordictericia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ikt̪eˈɾisja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,970
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “ictericia” en la frecuencia del español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ictericiacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “hospeda” (#52,969), “icónicos” (#52,971), “igualan” (#52,973). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ictericia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,970 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ikt̪eˈɾisja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

ictericia has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ictericia, spelled I-C-T-E-R-I-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Coloración amarillenta de la piel y mucosas debida a un aumento de la bilirrubina en la sangre.
  2. 2
    Coloración amarillenta anormal en las plantas debido a la disminución de la temperatura o al aumento de la humedad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ictericia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Hacedor de Ictericia; su poder: dar a los hombres tumores, darles abscesos en las piernas y amarillearles el rostro, lo que se llama ictericia

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 "ictericia"?
"ictericia" is spelled I-C-T-E-R-I-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ikt̪eˈɾisja].
What does "ictericia" mean?
As a noun, "ictericia" means: Coloración amarillenta de la piel y mucosas debida a un aumento de la bilirrubina en la sangre.
How do you pronounce "ictericia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ictericia" is [ikt̪eˈɾisja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ictericia" come from?
"ictericia" 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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Same letter count

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list