patológico
[pat̪oˈloxiko]
The verdict
“patológico” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #37,250 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #37,250
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propio de la patología o relacionado con ella.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | patológico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [pat̪oˈloxiko] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #37,250 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “patológico” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for patológico is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pat̪oˈloxiko]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,250 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for patológico, with forms such as "aptológico", "paotlógico", and "patloógico". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "patología", "patologías", "patológica", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is patológico, spelled P-A-T-O-L-Ó-G-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Propio de la patología o relacionado con ella.
- 2Que tiene características de enfermedad.
- 3Dicho de un caso o situación: que es el que más problemas o complicaciones suscita, o es el que más desafíos genera frente a un algoritmo propuesto.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aptológico,paotlógico,patloógico,patolgóico,patollógico,patológcio,patológgico,patológicco,patológioc,patolóigco,patoólgico,pattológico,ppatológico,ptaológico
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of patológico - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “patológico”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-T-O-L-Ó-G-I-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pat̪oˈloxiko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “patología” - see the side-by-side comparison. patológico vs patología
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.