ictus

[ˈikt̪us]

/[ˈikt̪us]/ noun

The verdict

“ictus” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,385 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,385
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Condición patológica en la que se presenta muerte celular causada por un flujo sanguineo insuficiente en el cerebro, consecuencia de la interrupción repentina del flujo sanguíneo a una zona del cer...

Corpus desk

Index ES-ictus · ictus · Spanish

ictus · rank #56,385 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,385
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH huacho

Nearest frequency peer: huacho (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ictus”

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 “ictus” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ictus
PropertyValue
Headwordictus
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈikt̪us]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,385
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ictus” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ictuscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “huacho” (#56,384), “igualitarios” (#56,386), “horroriza” (#56,383). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “ictus” va en #56,385. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ictus is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,385 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈikt̪us]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Condición patológica en la que se presenta muerte celular causada por un flujo sanguineo insuficiente en el cerebro, consecuencia de la interrupción repentina del flujo sanguíneo a una zona del cer...".

Zero misspellings are on record for ictus in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ictus, spelled I-C-T-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Condición patológica en la que se presenta muerte celular causada por un flujo sanguineo insuficiente en el cerebro, consecuencia de la interrupción repentina del flujo sanguíneo a una zona del cerebro o de la rotura de una arteria o vena cerebral.

Synonyms

accidente cerebrovascularinfarto cerebralderrame cerebralapoplejíaataque cerebrovascular

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 "ictus"?
"ictus" is spelled I-C-T-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈikt̪us].
What does "ictus" mean?
As a noun, "ictus" means: Condición patológica en la que se presenta muerte celular causada por un flujo sanguineo insuficiente en el cerebro, consecuencia de la interrupción repentina del flujo sanguíneo a una zona del cer...
How do you pronounce "ictus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ictus" is [ˈikt̪us]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ictus" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list