alción
[alˈsjõn]
The verdict
“alción” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (suborden Alcedines) Cualquiera de casi un centenar de especies de ave coraciformes, de distribución cosmopolita, cabeza grande, pico recto y fuerte, patas cortas, y característica forma de cazar, ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alción |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [alˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alción” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
alción is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [alˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(suborden Alcedines) Cualquiera de casi un centenar de especies de ave coraciformes, de distribución cosmopolita, cabeza grande, pico recto y fuerte, patas cortas, y característica forma de cazar, ...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for alción, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is alción, spelled A-L-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1(suborden Alcedines) Cualquiera de casi un centenar de especies de ave coraciformes, de distribución cosmopolita, cabeza grande, pico recto y fuerte, patas cortas, y característica forma de cazar, zambulléndose en busca de pescado desde una rama próxima.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “alción”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.