neocórtex
Spanish, noun[neoˈkoɾt̪eks]
neocórtex is spelled N-E-O-C-Ó-R-T-E-X (9 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish, the 176,328th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Neocórtex is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “neocortex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Zona del cerebro encargada de las funciones de más alto nivel, que comprende a las funciones cognitivas…”.
What does neocórtex mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineneocortex
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Zona del cerebro encargada de las funciones de más alto nivel, que comprende a las funciones cognitivas generales como la percepción, el razonamiento, el cálculo y la elaboración de respuestas motoras.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce neocórtex?
- [neoˈkoɾt̪eks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is neocórtex in Spanish?
neocórtex appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).