nefrología

[nefɾoloˈxia]

/[nefɾoloˈxia]/ noun

The verdict

“nefrología” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,516 among 1,151 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,516
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rama de la medicina que se ocupa de las enfermedades del riñón, y de su funcionamiento.

Corpus desk

Index ES-nefrologia · nefrología · Spanish

nefrología · rank #95,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,516
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH negacionista

Nearest frequency peer: negacionista (+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 “nefrología”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for nefrología
PropertyValue
Headwordnefrología
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[nefɾoloˈxia]
Letters10
Frequency rank#95,516
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “nefrología” en español

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

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La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “negacionista” (#95,517), “nazionale” (#95,511), “naviero” (#95,510). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “nefrología” va en #95,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

nefrología is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,516 among 1,151 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [nefɾoloˈxia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rama de la medicina que se ocupa de las enfermedades del riñón, y de su funcionamiento.".

No misspelling variants are generated for nefrología in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is nefrología, spelled N-E-F-R-O-L-O-G-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rama de la medicina que se ocupa de las enfermedades del riñón, y de su funcionamiento.

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 "nefrología"?
"nefrología" is spelled N-E-F-R-O-L-O-G-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [nefɾoloˈxia].
What does "nefrología" mean?
As a noun, "nefrología" means: Rama de la medicina que se ocupa de las enfermedades del riñón, y de su funcionamiento.
How do you pronounce "nefrología"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "nefrología" is [nefɾoloˈxia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list