menisco

[meˈnisko]

/[meˈnisko]/ noun

The verdict

“menisco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,460 among 3,868 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,460
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fibrocartilago interarticular, situado entre dos superficies articulares.

Corpus desk

Index ES-menisco · menisco · Spanish

menisco · rank #77,460 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,460
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH mesurado

Nearest frequency peer: mesurado (+2 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 “menisco”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for menisco
PropertyValue
Headwordmenisco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meˈnisko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,460
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “menisco” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.meniscocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “mesurado” (#77,462), “medirán” (#77,456), “Mayotte” (#77,454). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “menisco” va en #77,460. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

menisco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,460 among 3,868 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [meˈnisko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for menisco in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is menisco, spelled M-E-N-I-S-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fibrocartilago interarticular, situado entre dos superficies articulares.
  2. 2
    Curvatura en la superficie de un líquido que se crea en su interfase con sólido.
  3. 3
    Vidrio cóncavo, y convexo por la cara opuesta.

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 "menisco"?
"menisco" is spelled M-E-N-I-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [meˈnisko].
What does "menisco" mean?
As a noun, "menisco" means: Fibrocartilago interarticular, situado entre dos superficies articulares.
How do you pronounce "menisco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menisco" is [meˈnisko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "menisco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list