absorción

[aβ̞soɾˈsjõn]

/[aβ̞soɾˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“absorción” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,288. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,288
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de absorber, acción por la cual un líquido penetra un cuerpo cualquiera.

Corpus desk

Index ES-absorcion · absorción · Spanish

absorción · rank #12,288 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,288
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aborda

Nearest frequency peer: aborda (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “absorción”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “absorción” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

absorción vs absolución
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for absorción
PropertyValue
Headwordabsorción
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aβ̞soɾˈsjõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,288
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “absorción”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.absorcióncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aborda” (#12,287), “aclaró” (#12,289), “acompañamiento” (#12,290). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “absorción” va en #12,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around absorción (IPA [aβ̞soɾˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,288 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for absorción, with forms such as "abbsorción", "abosrción", and "absocrión". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "absolución", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 absorción, spelled A-B-S-O-R-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de absorber, acción por la cual un líquido penetra un cuerpo cualquiera.
  2. 2
    Subida, infiltración de un líquido en un cuerpo o en una cavidad.
  3. 3
    Acción de beber, de comer.
  4. 4
    Entrada de una sustancia química al organismo, a una célula, o a los fluidos del organismo pasando a través de una membrana o por otros medios.
  5. 5
    Procedimiento jurídico que se utiliza para proceder a la fusión de compañías mercantiles.

This word in other languages

absorption(English)absorption(Français)Absorption(Deutsch)absorção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbsorción
  • abosrción
  • absocrión
  • absorcción
  • absorcinó
  • absorciónn
  • absorcóin
  • absoricón
  • absorrción
  • absorsión
  • absroción
  • abssorción
  • asborción
  • avsorción
  • basorción

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of absorción - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abbsorción1abosrción2absocrión2absorcción1absorcinó2absorciónn1absorcóin2absoricón2
Edit distance from "absorción"

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 "absorción"?
"absorción" is spelled A-B-S-O-R-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞soɾˈsjõn].
What does "absorción" mean?
As a noun, "absorción" means: Acción y efecto de absorber, acción por la cual un líquido penetra un cuerpo cualquiera.
What words are commonly confused with "absorción"?
"absorción" is commonly confused with "absolución". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "absorción"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absorción" is [aβ̞soɾˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absorción" come from?
"absorción" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

veracidad#12,279apuntando#12,302arriesgar#12,306buenísimo#12,312

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

agradecida15 variantsvioladores15 variantscalefacción15 variantssupongamos15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list