peristalsis
Spanish, noun/peɾisˈtalsis/
peristalsis is spelled P-E-R-I-S-T-A-L-S-I-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 48 million words in written Spanish, the 244,405th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Peristalsis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “peristalsis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Movimiento de contracciones sucesivas a lo largo del estómago e intestinos, que impulsan el contenido del…”.
What does peristalsis mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineperistalsis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Movimiento de contracciones sucesivas a lo largo del estómago e intestinos, que impulsan el contenido del tubo digestivo de arriba hacia abajo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce peristalsis?
- /peɾisˈtalsis/
- [pe.ɾisˈt̪al.sis]
- [peɾisˈt̪alsis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to peristalsis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is peristalsis in Spanish?
peristalsis appears about once in every 48 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).