ictericia
[ikt̪eˈɾisja]
The verdict
“ictericia” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #52,970 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,970
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Coloración amarillenta de la piel y mucosas debida a un aumento de la bilirrubina en la sangre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ictericia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ikt̪eˈɾisja] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #52,970 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ictericia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ictericia is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ikt̪eˈɾisja]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,970 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Coloración amarillenta de la piel y mucosas debida a un aumento de la bilirrubina en la sangre.
- 2Coloración amarillenta anormal en las plantas debido a la disminución de la temperatura o al aumento de la humedad.
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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.
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Using “ictericia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is I-C-T-E-R-I-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ikt̪eˈɾisja] (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
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.