médula espinal
[ˈmeð̞ula espiˈnal]
The verdict
“médula espinal” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte del sistema nervioso central, prolongación del encéfalo por el interior de la columna vertebral, que tiene como función recibir y organizar los impulsos nerviosos sensitivos y motores, desde ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | médula espinal |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈmeð̞ula espiˈnal] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “médula espinal” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
médula espinal is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈmeð̞ula espiˈnal]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parte del sistema nervioso central, prolongación del encéfalo por el interior de la columna vertebral, que tiene como función recibir y organizar los impulsos nerviosos sensitivos y motores, desde ...".
médula espinal has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is médula espinal, spelled M-É-D-U-L-A- -E-S-P-I-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1Parte del sistema nervioso central, prolongación del encéfalo por el interior de la columna vertebral, que tiene como función recibir y organizar los impulsos nerviosos sensitivos y motores, desde el cerebro y hacia él.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “médula espinal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is M-É-D-U-L-A- -E-S-P-I-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈmeð̞ula espiˈnal] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.