reflujo

/[reˈfluxo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,283

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

reflujo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Descendimiento de las mareas Pronounced [reˈfluxo]. Often confused with relajo and redujo.

Key facts for reflujo
PropertyValue
Headwordreflujo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈfluxo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,283
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of reflujo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for reflujo is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈfluxo]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,283 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for reflujo, with forms such as "erflujo", "refflujo", and "refljuo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "relajo", "redujo", "refleja", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is reflujo, spelled R-E-F-L-U-J-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Descendimiento de las mareas
  2. 2
    Ascenso de los ácidos del estómago por el esófago, generalmente acompañado de un ardor característico.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erflujo,refflujo,refljuo,refllujo,reflujjo,refluoj,refuljo,relfujo,rfelujo,rreflujo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reflujo

Misspelling Variants of "reflujo"

erflujo7refflujo8refljuo7refllujo8reflujjo8refluoj7refuljo7relfujo7
Misspelling Variants of "reflujo"

Frequency rank: #37,283 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reflujo"?
"reflujo" is spelled R-E-F-L-U-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈfluxo].
What does "reflujo" mean?
As a noun, "reflujo" means: Descendimiento de las mareas
What words are commonly confused with "reflujo"?
"reflujo" is commonly confused with "relajo", "redujo", "refleja". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reflujo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reflujo" is [reˈfluxo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reflujo" come from?
"reflujo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.