úlcera

/[ˈulseɾa]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#30,722

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

úlcera is aSpanishnoun. It means: Lesión en la piel o en las mucosas, poco propensa a cicatrizar, que adopta forma de cráter y se acompaña de inflamación y a veces infección. Pronounced [ˈulseɾa]. Often confused with ultra and uniera.

Key facts for úlcera
PropertyValue
Headwordúlcera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈulseɾa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,722
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for úlcera is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈulseɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,722 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 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for úlcera, with forms such as "lúcera", "úclera", and "úlccera". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "ultra", "uniera", 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 úlcera, spelled Ú-L-C-E-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lesión en la piel o en las mucosas, poco propensa a cicatrizar, que adopta forma de cráter y se acompaña de inflamación y a veces infección.
  2. 2
    Lesión en la parte leñosa de una planta que causa un daño progresivo, y por la cual exuda savia corrompida.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lúcera,úclera,úlccera,úlcear,úlcerra,úlcrea,úlecra,úllcera,úlsera

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for úlcera

Misspelling Variants of "úlcera"

lúcera6úclera6úlccera7úlcear6úlcerra7úlcrea6úlecra6úllcera7
Misspelling Variants of "úlcera"

Frequency rank: #30,722 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "úlcera"?
"úlcera" is spelled Ú-L-C-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈulseɾa].
What does "úlcera" mean?
As a noun, "úlcera" means: Lesión en la piel o en las mucosas, poco propensa a cicatrizar, que adopta forma de cráter y se acompaña de inflamación y a veces infección.
What words are commonly confused with "úlcera"?
"úlcera" is commonly confused with "ultra", "uniera". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "úlcera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "úlcera" is [ˈulseɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "úlcera" come from?
"úlcera" 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.