ademán

[að̞eˈmãn]

/[að̞eˈmãn]/ noun

The verdict

“ademán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,316 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,316
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acto o gesto que demuestra alguna afección en el ánimo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ademan · ademán · Spanish

ademán · rank #64,316 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,316
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH adelgazado

Nearest frequency peer: adelgazado (-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 “ademán”

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 “ademán” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ademán
PropertyValue
Headwordademán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[að̞eˈmãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ademán” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ademáncae 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: “adelgazado” (#64,315), “adicionar” (#64,317), “adelantándose” (#64,314). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ademán” va en #64,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ademán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,316 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [að̞eˈmãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ademán, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 ademán, spelled A-D-E-M-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acto o gesto que demuestra alguna afección en el ánimo.
  2. 2
    Modal.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "ademán"?
"ademán" is spelled A-D-E-M-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞eˈmãn].
What does "ademán" mean?
As a noun, "ademán" means: Acto o gesto que demuestra alguna afección en el ánimo.
How do you pronounce "ademán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ademán" is [að̞eˈmãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ademán" come from?
"ademán" 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 "ademán", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list