policlínico

[poliˈkliniko]

/[poliˈkliniko]/ noun

The verdict

“policlínico” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,537 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,537
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Centro de atención médica que brinda exámenes generales, especializados y con tratamientos para una amplia variedad de enfermedades y lesiones a pacientes ambulatorios y generalmente es independien...

Corpus desk

Index ES-policlinico · policlínico · Spanish

policlínico · rank #78,537 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,537
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH policies

Nearest frequency peer: policies (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “policlínico”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “policlínico” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for policlínico
PropertyValue
Headwordpoliclínico
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poliˈkliniko]
Letters11
Frequency rank#78,537
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “policlínico” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).policlínicocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “policies” (#78,536), “policromía” (#78,538), “plácida” (#78,534). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “policlínico” va en #78,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

policlínico is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,537 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [poliˈkliniko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Centro de atención médica que brinda exámenes generales, especializados y con tratamientos para una amplia variedad de enfermedades y lesiones a pacientes ambulatorios y generalmente es independien...".

policlínico has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is policlínico, spelled P-O-L-I-C-L-Í-N-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Centro de atención médica que brinda exámenes generales, especializados y con tratamientos para una amplia variedad de enfermedades y lesiones a pacientes ambulatorios y generalmente es independiente de un hospital.

Synonyms

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 "policlínico"?
"policlínico" is spelled P-O-L-I-C-L-Í-N-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [poliˈkliniko].
What does "policlínico" mean?
As a noun, "policlínico" means: Centro de atención médica que brinda exámenes generales, especializados y con tratamientos para una amplia variedad de enfermedades y lesiones a pacientes ambulatorios y generalmente es independien...
How do you pronounce "policlínico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "policlínico" is [poliˈkliniko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list