válvula de Heister

[ˈbalβ̞ula ð̞e ejsˈt̪eɾ]

/[ˈbalβ̞ula ð̞e ejsˈt̪eɾ]/ phrase

The verdict

“válvula de Heister” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
18
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Epónimo. En Anatomía: válvulas espirales de Heister son pliegues ondulados o válvulas en la mucosa proximal del conducto cístico. El conducto cístico une la vesícula al colédoco.

Key facts for válvula de Heister
PropertyValue
Headwordválvula de Heister
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈbalβ̞ula ð̞e ejsˈt̪eɾ]
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “válvula de Heister” sits in Spanish frequency

válvula de Heister falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for válvula de Heister is 18 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbalβ̞ula ð̞e ejsˈt̪eɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Epónimo. En Anatomía: válvulas espirales de Heister son pliegues ondulados o válvulas en la mucosa proximal del conducto cístico. El conducto cístico une la vesícula al colédoco.".

No misspelling variants are generated for válvula de Heister in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 válvula de Heister, spelled V-Á-L-V-U-L-A- -D-E- -H-E-I-S-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    Epónimo. En Anatomía: válvulas espirales de Heister son pliegues ondulados o válvulas en la mucosa proximal del conducto cístico. El conducto cístico une la vesícula al colédoco.

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "válvula de Heister"?
"válvula de Heister" is spelled V-Á-L-V-U-L-A- -D-E- -H-E-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbalβ̞ula ð̞e ejsˈt̪eɾ].
What does "válvula de Heister" mean?
As a phrase, "válvula de Heister" means: Epónimo. En Anatomía: válvulas espirales de Heister son pliegues ondulados o válvulas en la mucosa proximal del conducto cístico. El conducto cístico une la vesícula al colédoco.
How do you pronounce "válvula de Heister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "válvula de Heister" is [ˈbalβ̞ula ð̞e ejsˈt̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Using “válvula de Heister”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is V-Á-L-V-U-L-A- -D-E- -H-E-I-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbalβ̞ula ð̞e ejsˈt̪eɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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