penicilina

[penisiˈlina]

/[penisiˈlina]/ noun

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The verdict

“penicilina” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,272. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,272
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Antibiótico del grupo de los betalactámicos empleados en el tratamiento de infecciones provocadas por bacterias sensibles

Corpus desk

Index ES-penicilina · penicilina · Spanish

penicilina · rank #33,272 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,272
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH penetrante

Nearest frequency peer: penetrante (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “penicilina”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “penicilina” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for penicilina
PropertyValue
Headwordpenicilina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[penisiˈlina]
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,272
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “penicilina”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).penicilinacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “penetrante” (#33,271), “permitieran” (#33,273), “penalidades” (#33,270). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “penicilina” va en #33,272. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around penicilina (IPA [penisiˈlina]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,272 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Antibiótico del grupo de los betalactámicos empleados en el tratamiento de infecciones provocadas por bacterias sensibles".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for penicilina, with forms such as "epnicilina", "peincilina", and "penciilina". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 penicilina, spelled P-E-N-I-C-I-L-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Antibiótico del grupo de los betalactámicos empleados en el tratamiento de infecciones provocadas por bacterias sensibles

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epnicilina
  • peincilina
  • penciilina
  • peniccilina
  • peniciilna
  • penicilian
  • penicilinna
  • penicillina
  • penicilnia
  • penicliina
  • peniiclina
  • penisilina
  • pennicilina
  • pneicilina
  • ppenicilina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of penicilina - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epnicilina2peincilina2penciilina2peniccilina1peniciilna2penicilian2penicilinna1penicillina1
Edit distance from "penicilina"

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 "penicilina"?
"penicilina" is spelled P-E-N-I-C-I-L-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [penisiˈlina].
What does "penicilina" mean?
As a noun, "penicilina" means: Antibiótico del grupo de los betalactámicos empleados en el tratamiento de infecciones provocadas por bacterias sensibles
What are common misspellings of "penicilina"?
Common misspellings include "epnicilina", "peincilina", "penciilina", "peniccilina", "peniciilna". The correct spelling is "penicilina".
How do you pronounce "penicilina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "penicilina" is [penisiˈlina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "penicilina" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "penicilina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

penetrante#33,271partituras#33,262ornamentos#33,257provocador#33,293

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

obtendrán15 variantsnegligente15 variantsrecibiste15 variantsinternados15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list