omeprazol

[omepɾaˈsol]

/[omepɾaˈsol]/ noun

The verdict

“omeprazol” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,600 among 1,467 “O” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,600
frequency rank, Spanish
1,467
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Medicamento inhibidor de la bomba de protones que actúa sobre las células de la mucosa gástrica, inhibiendo hasta un 80% la secreción de ácido clorhídrico (HCl), mediante la inhibición de la salida...

Corpus desk

Index ES-omeprazol · omeprazol · Spanish

omeprazol · rank #96,600 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,600
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,467
  • PHOTO-FINISH omóplato

Nearest frequency peer: omóplato (+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 “omeprazol”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for omeprazol
PropertyValue
Headwordomeprazol
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[omepɾaˈsol]
Letters9
Frequency rank#96,600
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “omeprazol” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).omeprazolcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “omóplato” (#96,601), “olorcito” (#96,598), “Olaechea” (#96,597). Entre 1,467 lemas con “O”, “omeprazol” va en #96,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

omeprazol is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,600 among 1,467 “O” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [omepɾaˈsol]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Medicamento inhibidor de la bomba de protones que actúa sobre las células de la mucosa gástrica, inhibiendo hasta un 80% la secreción de ácido clorhídrico (HCl), mediante la inhibición de la salida...".

Zero misspellings are on record for omeprazol in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 omeprazol, spelled O-M-E-P-R-A-Z-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Medicamento inhibidor de la bomba de protones que actúa sobre las células de la mucosa gástrica, inhibiendo hasta un 80% la secreción de ácido clorhídrico (HCl), mediante la inhibición de la salida de protones en la bomba H+/K+- ATPasa de las células parietales de la pared gástrica.

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 "omeprazol"?
"omeprazol" is spelled O-M-E-P-R-A-Z-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [omepɾaˈsol].
What does "omeprazol" mean?
As a noun, "omeprazol" means: Medicamento inhibidor de la bomba de protones que actúa sobre las células de la mucosa gástrica, inhibiendo hasta un 80% la secreción de ácido clorhídrico (HCl), mediante la inhibición de la salida...
How do you pronounce "omeprazol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "omeprazol" is [omepɾaˈsol]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "omeprazol" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "omeprazol", 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