Absalón

[aβ̞saˈlõn]

/[aβ̞saˈlõn]/ name

The verdict

“Absalón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,701 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,701
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-absalon · Absalón · Spanish

Absalón · rank #79,701 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,701
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH abortados

Nearest frequency peer: abortados (-1 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Absalón”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Absalón” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Absalón
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbsalón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[aβ̞saˈlõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,701
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Absalón” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Absalóncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “abortados” (#79,700), “Aburto” (#79,702), “aborrecía” (#79,699). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “Absalón” va en #79,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Absalón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,701 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [aβ̞saˈlõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de pila de varón.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Absalón in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Absalón, spelled A-B-S-A-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Absalón"?
"Absalón" is spelled A-B-S-A-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞saˈlõn].
What does "Absalón" mean?
As a proper noun, "Absalón" means: Nombre de pila de varón.
How do you pronounce "Absalón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Absalón" is [aβ̞saˈlõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Absalón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list