órtesis
[ˈoɾt̪esis]
The verdict
“órtesis” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dispositivo externo aplicado al cuerpo para modificar la funcionalidad de un órgano o miembro neural, muscular o esquelético. Difiere de las prótesis porque refuerza o reemplaza funciones. No las s...
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Index ES-ortesis · órtesis · Spanish
órtesis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ó" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | órtesis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈoɾt̪esis] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “órtesis” en español
Rare enough to double-check
órtesis is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈoɾt̪esis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dispositivo externo aplicado al cuerpo para modificar la funcionalidad de un órgano o miembro neural, muscular o esquelético. Difiere de las prótesis porque refuerza o reemplaza funciones. No las s...".
órtesis has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is órtesis, spelled Ó-R-T-E-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Dispositivo externo aplicado al cuerpo para modificar la funcionalidad de un órgano o miembro neural, muscular o esquelético. Difiere de las prótesis porque refuerza o reemplaza funciones. No las sustituye.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how órtesis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Las órtesis son dispositivos externos que sustentan las estructuras musculares y óseas de la columna. En el pasado, a muchos pacientes con trastornos de la columna se les exigía usar órtesis de yeso pesadas. Afortunadamente, en la actualidad los pacientes que necesitan usar órtesis se benefician de las de plástico, que son más ligeras, y que han sido dise…
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