a la sazón
[a la saˈsõn]
The verdict
“a la sazón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En ese entonces, en aquel tiempo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-a-la-sazon · a la sazón · Spanish
a la sazón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | a la sazón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [a la saˈsõn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “a la sazón” en español
Rare enough to double-check
a la sazón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [a la saˈsõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "En ese entonces, en aquel tiempo.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for a la sazón, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is a la sazón, spelled A- -L-A- -S-A-Z-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1En ese entonces, en aquel tiempo.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how a la sazón appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Abrí la puerta y a la sazón lo vi.
Synonyms
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.