paroxismo
[paɾokˈsismo]
The verdict
“paroxismo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #91,212 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #91,212
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exaltación extrema o máxima de los sentimientos y pasiones.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paroxismo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [paɾokˈsismo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #91,212 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paroxismo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for paroxismo is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [paɾokˈsismo]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,212 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for paroxismo in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is paroxismo, spelled P-A-R-O-X-I-S-M-O.
Definition
- 1Exaltación extrema o máxima de los sentimientos y pasiones.
- 2Máxima intensidad de un acceso.
- 3Exacerbación o acceso violento de una enfermedad.
- 4Accidente peligroso o casi mortal, en que el paciente pierde el sentido y la acción por largo tiempo.
- 5Exacerbación súbita.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “paroxismo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-R-O-X-I-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [paɾokˈsismo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.