órtesis

[ˈoɾt̪esis]

/[ˈoɾt̪esis]/ noun

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.

Key facts for órtesis
PropertyValue
Headwordórtesis
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈoɾt̪esis]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “órtesis” en español

órtesisno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    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 sustituye.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how órtesis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "órtesis"?
"órtesis" is spelled Ó-R-T-E-S-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈoɾt̪esis].
What does "órtesis" mean?
As a noun, "órtesis" means: 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...
How do you pronounce "órtesis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "órtesis" is [ˈoɾt̪esis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "órtesis" come from?
"órtesis" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list