ahogamiento

[aoɣ̞aˈmjẽn̪t̪o]

/[aoɣ̞aˈmjẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“ahogamiento” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,060 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,060
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de ahogar o de ahogarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ahogamiento · ahogamiento · Spanish

ahogamiento · rank #50,060 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,060
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ahorcados

Nearest frequency peer: ahorcados (+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 “ahogamiento”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ahogamiento
PropertyValue
Headwordahogamiento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aoɣ̞aˈmjẽn̪t̪o]
Letters11
Frequency rank#50,060
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ahogamiento” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).ahogamientocae 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: “ahorcados” (#50,061), “agudiza” (#50,058), “agave” (#50,057). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ahogamiento” va en #50,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ahogamiento is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,060 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aoɣ̞aˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

ahogamiento has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ahogamiento, spelled A-H-O-G-A-M-I-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de ahogar o de ahogarse.
  2. 2
    Dificultad para respirar.

Synonyms

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 "ahogamiento"?
"ahogamiento" is spelled A-H-O-G-A-M-I-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aoɣ̞aˈmjẽn̪t̪o].
What does "ahogamiento" mean?
As a noun, "ahogamiento" means: Acción o efecto de ahogar o de ahogarse.
How do you pronounce "ahogamiento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ahogamiento" is [aoɣ̞aˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ahogamiento" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list