neuralgia

[newˈɾalxja]

/[newˈɾalxja]/ noun

The verdict

“neuralgia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,218 among 1,151 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,218
frequency rank, Spanish
1,151
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dolor que irradia por el camino que sigue un nervio específico y sus ramificaciones.Sus causas suelen ser una compresión del nervio, un traumatismo con reacción inflamatoria del nervio, irritación ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-neuralgia · neuralgia · Spanish

neuralgia · rank #92,218 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,218
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH nerve

Nearest frequency peer: nerve (-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 “neuralgia”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for neuralgia
PropertyValue
Headwordneuralgia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[newˈɾalxja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “neuralgia” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).neuralgiacae 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: “nerve” (#92,217), “neutralizados” (#92,219), “needle” (#92,216). Entre 1,151 lemas con “N”, “neuralgia” va en #92,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

neuralgia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,218 among 1,151 “N” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [newˈɾalxja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dolor que irradia por el camino que sigue un nervio específico y sus ramificaciones.Sus causas suelen ser una compresión del nervio, un traumatismo con reacción inflamatoria del nervio, irritación ...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for neuralgia in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is neuralgia, spelled N-E-U-R-A-L-G-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dolor que irradia por el camino que sigue un nervio específico y sus ramificaciones.Sus causas suelen ser una compresión del nervio, un traumatismo con reacción inflamatoria del nervio, irritación química y otras. El caso más común es la neuralgia del nervio ciático.

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 "neuralgia"?
"neuralgia" is spelled N-E-U-R-A-L-G-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [newˈɾalxja].
What does "neuralgia" mean?
As a noun, "neuralgia" means: Dolor que irradia por el camino que sigue un nervio específico y sus ramificaciones.Sus causas suelen ser una compresión del nervio, un traumatismo con reacción inflamatoria del nervio, irritación ...
How do you pronounce "neuralgia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neuralgia" is [newˈɾalxja]. 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 "neuralgia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list