tosferina
[t̪osfeˈɾina]
The verdict
“tosferina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Enfermedad bacterial infecciosa aguda sumamente contagiosa caracterizada por la inflamación traqueobronquial y accesos típicos de tos violenta y espasmódica con sensación de asfixia que terminan co...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tosferina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪osfeˈɾina] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tosferina” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tosferina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t̪osfeˈɾina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enfermedad bacterial infecciosa aguda sumamente contagiosa caracterizada por la inflamación traqueobronquial y accesos típicos de tos violenta y espasmódica con sensación de asfixia que terminan co...".
tosferina doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 tosferina, spelled T-O-S-F-E-R-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Enfermedad bacterial infecciosa aguda sumamente contagiosa caracterizada por la inflamación traqueobronquial y accesos típicos de tos violenta y espasmódica con sensación de asfixia que terminan con un ruido estridente durante la inspiración (estridor inspiratorio).
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “tosferina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-O-S-F-E-R-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪osfeˈɾina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.