acción
Spanish, noun/aɡˈθjon/
acción is spelled A-C-C-I-Ó-N (6 letters) and appears 135 times per million words in written Spanish, the 644th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acción is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “action, act, deed (something done)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acto de llevar a cabo algo; desgaste de energía que produce unos resultados”.
What does acción mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaction, act, deed (something done)
- 2
feminineaction (way of motion or functioning)
- 3
feminineaction (fast-paced activity)
- 4
femininecombat, action
- 5
femininegeneral legal action; lawsuit
- 6
feminineshare (financial instrument)
interjection
- 1
action (demanding the start of something)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acto de llevar a cabo algo; desgaste de energía que produce unos resultados. 2. El resultado de lo que se ha hecho. 3. Participación económica en una empresa.
interjection: 1. Grito del director de cine para iniciar una toma.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of acción
- acciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acción?
- /aɡˈθjon/
- [aɣ̞ˈθjõn]
- /aɡˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to acción
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is acción in Spanish?
acción appears 135 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).