vértebra lumbar
[ˈbeɾt̪eβ̞ɾa lũmˈbaɾ]
The verdict
“vértebra lumbar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Uno de los cinco huesos que conforman la parte inferior de la columna vertebral, situados entre las vértebras torácicas y el sacro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vértebra lumbar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈbeɾt̪eβ̞ɾa lũmˈbaɾ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “vértebra lumbar” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
vértebra lumbar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈbeɾt̪eβ̞ɾa lũmˈbaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Uno de los cinco huesos que conforman la parte inferior de la columna vertebral, situados entre las vértebras torácicas y el sacro.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for vértebra lumbar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is vértebra lumbar, spelled V-É-R-T-E-B-R-A- -L-U-M-B-A-R.
Definition
- 1Uno de los cinco huesos que conforman la parte inferior de la columna vertebral, situados entre las vértebras torácicas y el sacro.
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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 “vértebra lumbar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is V-É-R-T-E-B-R-A- -L-U-M-B-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbeɾt̪eβ̞ɾa lũmˈbaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.