pleura
Spanish, noun/ˈpleuɾa/
pleura is spelled P-L-E-U-R-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish, the 101,597th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pleura is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “pleura” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Membrana doble que cubre y protege los pulmones del roce contra la pared torácica. La membrana interna que va…”.
What does pleura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepleura
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Membrana doble que cubre y protege los pulmones del roce contra la pared torácica. La membrana interna que va junto al pulmón, membrana visceral, está separada por un espacio virtual (cavidad pleural), de la membrana más externa, membrana parietal o costal; y ambas se deslizan en la cavidad virtual al respirar, gracias a un líquido que actúa como lubricante.
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.
Forms of pleura
- pleuras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pleura?
- /ˈpleuɾa/
- [ˈpleu̯.ɾa]
- [ˈplewɾa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pleura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pleura in Spanish?
pleura appears about once in every 7 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).