mitosis

[miˈt̪osis]

/[miˈt̪osis]/ noun

The verdict

“mitosis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,461 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,461
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - División celular que conserva la información genética de la célula original. Consta de cuatro fases llamadas: profase, metafase, anafase y telofase.

Key facts for mitosis
PropertyValue
Headwordmitosis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[miˈt̪osis]
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,461
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mitosis” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mitosis lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mitosis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,461 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [miˈt̪osis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "División celular que conserva la información genética de la célula original. Consta de cuatro fases llamadas: profase, metafase, anafase y telofase.".

No misspelling variants are generated for mitosis in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 mitosis, spelled M-I-T-O-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    División celular que conserva la información genética de la célula original. Consta de cuatro fases llamadas: profase, metafase, anafase y telofase.

Synonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mitosis"?
"mitosis" is spelled M-I-T-O-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [miˈt̪osis].
What does "mitosis" mean?
As a noun, "mitosis" means: División celular que conserva la información genética de la célula original. Consta de cuatro fases llamadas: profase, metafase, anafase y telofase.
How do you pronounce "mitosis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mitosis" is [miˈt̪osis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mitosis" come from?
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Using “mitosis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-T-O-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [miˈt̪osis] (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

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list