urticaria

[uɾt̪iˈkaɾja]

/[uɾt̪iˈkaɾja]/ noun

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The verdict

“urticaria” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,480. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,480
frequency rank, Spanish
448
“U” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfermedad de la piel, caracterizada por inflamación y comezón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-urticaria · urticaria · Spanish

urticaria · rank #47,480 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,480
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 448
  • PHOTO-FINISH urea

Nearest frequency peer: urea (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “urticaria”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “urticaria” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

urticaria vs urinaria
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for urticaria
PropertyValue
Headwordurticaria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[uɾt̪iˈkaɾja]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,480
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “urticaria”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).urticariacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “urea” (#47,479), “varianza” (#47,482), “Unicode” (#47,477). Entre 448 lemas con “U”, “urticaria” va en #47,480. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around urticaria (IPA [uɾt̪iˈkaɾja]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,480 among 448 “U” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Enfermedad de la piel, caracterizada por inflamación y comezón.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for urticaria, with forms such as "ruticaria", "uritcaria", and "urrticaria". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "urinaria", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is urticaria, spelled U-R-T-I-C-A-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad de la piel, caracterizada por inflamación y comezón.

This word in other languages

urticaria(English)urticaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ruticaria
  • uritcaria
  • urrticaria
  • urtciaria
  • urtiacria
  • urticaira
  • urticarai
  • urticarria
  • urticcaria
  • urticraia
  • urtticaria
  • utricaria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of urticaria - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ruticaria2uritcaria2urrticaria1urtciaria2urtiacria2urticaira2urticarai2urticarria1
Edit distance from "urticaria"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "urticaria"?
"urticaria" is spelled U-R-T-I-C-A-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [uɾt̪iˈkaɾja].
What does "urticaria" mean?
As a noun, "urticaria" means: Enfermedad de la piel, caracterizada por inflamación y comezón.
What words are commonly confused with "urticaria"?
"urticaria" is commonly confused with "urinaria". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "urticaria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "urticaria" is [uɾt̪iˈkaɾja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "urticaria" come from?
"urticaria" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "urticaria", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vasallaje#47,483visitador#47,491tirándose#47,452acalorada#47,512

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

varianza12 variantstunecino12 variantsTroncoso12 variantstriplete12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list