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recidiva

Spanish, noun/reθiˈdiba/

recidiva is spelled R-E-C-I-D-I-V-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish, the 112,257th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Recidiva is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “relapse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Reaparición de una enfermedad después de padecerla”.

What does recidiva mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininerelapse

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Reaparición de una enfermedad después de padecerla.

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 recidiva

  • recidivas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce recidiva?

  • /reθiˈdiba/
  • [re.θiˈð̞i.β̞a]
  • /resiˈdiba/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to recidiva

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is recidiva in Spanish?

recidiva appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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