víscera

[ˈbiseɾa]

/[ˈbiseɾa]/ noun

The verdict

“víscera” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Órgano cualquiera del cuerpo que está encerrado en la cavidad abdominal, en la caja torácica o en el cráneo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-viscera · víscera · Spanish

víscera · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for víscera
PropertyValue
Headwordvíscera
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbiseɾa]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “víscera” en español

vísceraqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

víscera is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiseɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Órgano cualquiera del cuerpo que está encerrado en la cavidad abdominal, en la caja torácica o en el cráneo.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for víscera, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 víscera, spelled V-Í-S-C-E-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Órgano cualquiera del cuerpo que está encerrado en la cavidad abdominal, en la caja torácica o en el cráneo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how víscera appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Hoy sabemos que, por [más] sano que esté el ovario, por “en punto” que esté su mecanismo hormonal, es una víscera inservible si no recibe el impulso y la regulación de la secreción interna del lóbulo anterior de la glándula hipofisaria».
  2. «Entre los agentes químicos, peritonitis químicas o asépticas en este caso, se encuentran ciertos irritantes introducidos en la serosa peritoneal, como tintura de yodo, etc., cuerpos extraños o productos vertidos en el peritoneo por rotura de una víscera abdominal, como bilis, jugo gástrico, secreción pancreática, orina, sangre».

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "víscera"?
"víscera" is spelled V-Í-S-C-E-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiseɾa].
What does "víscera" mean?
As a noun, "víscera" means: Órgano cualquiera del cuerpo que está encerrado en la cavidad abdominal, en la caja torácica o en el cráneo.
How do you pronounce "víscera"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "víscera" is [ˈbiseɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "víscera" come from?
"víscera" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list