sepsis
Spanish, noun/ˈsebsis/
sepsis is spelled S-E-P-S-I-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 54,740th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sepsis is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “sepsis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Síndrome provocado por la respuesta inmune a una infección generalizada, con inflamación generalizada, que…”.
What does sepsis mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesepsis
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Síndrome provocado por la respuesta inmune a una infección generalizada, con inflamación generalizada, que puede provocar fallos en diversos sistemas y la muerte. Cuando se acompaña de bacteremia se denomina septicemia.
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 sepsis?
- /ˈsebsis/
- [ˈseβ̞.sis]
- [ˈsepsis]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sepsis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sepsis in Spanish?
sepsis appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).