pericardio
[peɾiˈkaɾð̞jo]
The verdict
“pericardio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,280 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,280
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Envoltura del corazón compuesta de dos membranas, que lo protegen contra las infecciones, contra movimientos que pueden afectar su funcionamiento y contra la fricción.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pericardio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [peɾiˈkaɾð̞jo] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #92,280 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pericardio” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pericardio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,280 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [peɾiˈkaɾð̞jo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Envoltura del corazón compuesta de dos membranas, que lo protegen contra las infecciones, contra movimientos que pueden afectar su funcionamiento y contra la fricción.".
Zero misspellings are on record for pericardio in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 pericardio, spelled P-E-R-I-C-A-R-D-I-O.
Definition
- 1Envoltura del corazón compuesta de dos membranas, que lo protegen contra las infecciones, contra movimientos que pueden afectar su funcionamiento y contra la fricción.
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 “pericardio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-I-C-A-R-D-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peɾiˈkaɾð̞jo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.