How Do You Spell CRACKLES?

Pronunciation: [kɹˈakə͡lz] (IPA)

The word "Crackles" is spelled with a "k" instead of a "c" due to the voiceless velar plosive sound at the beginning of the word. This sound is transcribed as /k/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The "a" in "crackles" is pronounced as a short vowel sound or /æ/ in IPA. The final "es" is pronounced as an /ɛz/ sound, which represents a voiced sibilant fricative (z sound) following an unvoiced sibilant fricative (s sound), both produced in the mouth.

CRACKLES Meaning and Definition

1. Crackles are abnormal sounds that can be heard during a physical examination of the lungs, commonly known as rales. These sounds are produced when there is fluid or mucus present in the small airways or when these airways are narrow or filled with foreign material. Crackles are characterized by a series of discrete, intermittent, and high-pitched popping or crackling noises that can be heard through a stethoscope.

   Crackles are indicative of an abnormality within the respiratory system and can provide important diagnostic information. They are often associated with conditions such as pneumonia, heart failure, bronchitis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or pulmonary fibrosis.

   There are two types of crackles: fine crackles and coarse crackles. Fine crackles are characterized by very soft, high-pitched, and brief sounds, often described as similar to the sound of hair rubbing together near the ear. They are commonly caused by fluid accumulation in the lungs, typically observed in heart failure or pneumonia. On the other hand, coarse crackles are deeper, louder, and longer sounds, often described as the sound of Velcro being pulled apart. They are usually associated with conditions such as COPD or bronchitis.

   Overall, the presence, type, and location of crackles can help healthcare professionals identify underlying respiratory problems and guide appropriate treatment interventions.

Top Common Misspellings for CRACKLES *

• crackels 66.6666666%
• cracles 33.3333333%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for CRACKLES

• freackles
• crakles
• crackas
• crakes
• cricles
• crakle
• crakled
• jackles
• crackes
• crochles
• cracklins
• craddles
• cuckles
• reckles
• crackel
• crackets
• arickles
• crackley
• cakles
• cracle
• caracoles
• crackls
• Chackless
• Crickles
• Creckles
• wrackles
• cracklan
• Coackley
• Cricklen
• cloackles
• rasckles
• crenckles

Etymology of CRACKLES

The word "crackles" is derived from the verb "crackle". The etymology of "crackle" can be traced back to the Late Middle English word "crakle", which is believed to be onomatopoeic in nature. "Crakle" was used to imitate the sound made by something that crackles or emits a series of sharp, snapping noises. Over time, the spelling of "crakle" evolved into "crackle", and "crackles" became the plural form of the noun, referring to the individual sounds produced.

Similar spelling words for CRACKLES

• cackles,
• caracoles,
• Gargalize,
• grackle,
• gregales,
• crackle,
• kirklees,
• crackled,
• gargoyles,
• coracles,
• Crackles,
• dur-kurigalzu,
• karakuls,
• kirkilas,
• grockles,
• Gargalus,
• caraculs,
• curricles,
• caracals,
• gargles,
• Caracalla's,
• kurigalzu,
• quarkless,
• Curculios,
• grackles,
• gurgles,
• CURAGULOS,
• Grakles,
• caracols,
• gurgoyles,
• cracks.

Conjugate verb Crackles

CONDITIONAL

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FUTURE

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FUTURE PERFECT

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PAST

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PAST PERFECT

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PRESENT

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PRESENT PERFECT

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