eclampsia

/eclɐ̃pˈsiɐ/

//eclɐ̃pˈsiɐ// noun

The verdict

“eclampsia” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #92,752 among 1,279 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,752
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,279
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - afecção grave que ocorre geralmente no final da gravidez, caracterizada por convulsões associadas à hipertensão arterial

Corpus desk

Index PT-eclampsia · eclampsia · Portuguese

eclampsia · rank #92,752 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,752
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,279
  • PHOTO-FINISH empedrado

Nearest frequency peer: empedrado (+11 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “eclampsia”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “eclampsia” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eclampsia
PropertyValue
Headwordeclampsia
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/eclɐ̃pˈsiɐ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,752
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “eclampsia” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).eclampsiacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “empedrado” (#92,763), “despótico” (#92,728), “espreguiçadeira” (#92,788). Entre 1,279 lemas com “E”, “eclampsia” fica em #92,752. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eclampsia is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #92,752 among 1,279 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /eclɐ̃pˈsiɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "afecção grave que ocorre geralmente no final da gravidez, caracterizada por convulsões associadas à hipertensão arterial".

eclampsia doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is eclampsia, spelled E-C-L-A-M-P-S-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    afecção grave que ocorre geralmente no final da gravidez, caracterizada por convulsões associadas à hipertensão arterial

Synonyms

eclampseeclâmpsia

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eclampsia"?
"eclampsia" is spelled E-C-L-A-M-P-S-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /eclɐ̃pˈsiɐ/.
What does "eclampsia" mean?
As a noun, "eclampsia" means: afecção grave que ocorre geralmente no final da gravidez, caracterizada por convulsões associadas à hipertensão arterial
How do you pronounce "eclampsia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eclampsia" is /eclɐ̃pˈsiɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eclampsia" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list