alusión

[aluˈsjõn]

/[aluˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“alusión” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,233. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,233
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acto de aludir o hacer referencia a algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alusion · alusión · Spanish

alusión · rank #9,233 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,233
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH agujeros

Nearest frequency peer: agujeros (-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 “alusión”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alusión” 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).

alusión vs aluvión
86% similar
alusión vs alusiones
67% similar

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

Key facts for alusión
PropertyValue
Headwordalusión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aluˈsjõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,233
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alusión”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “agujeros” (#9,232), “amnistía” (#9,234), “acumulación” (#9,231). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alusión” va en #9,233. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around alusión (IPA [aluˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,233 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for alusión, with forms such as "allusión", "alsuión", and "alución". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "aluvión", "alusiones", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is alusión, spelled A-L-U-S-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acto de aludir o hacer referencia a algo.
  2. 2
    Figura retórica que consiste en aludir a una persona o cosa.

This word in other languages

allusion(English)allusion(Français)Anspielung(Deutsch)alusão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • allusión
  • alsuión
  • alución
  • aluisón
  • alusinó
  • alusiónn
  • alussión
  • alusóin
  • aulsión
  • lausión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

allusión1alsuión2alución1aluisón2alusinó2alusiónn1alussión1alusóin2
Edit distance from "alusión"

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 "alusión"?
"alusión" is spelled A-L-U-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aluˈsjõn].
What does "alusión" mean?
As a noun, "alusión" means: Acto de aludir o hacer referencia a algo.
What words are commonly confused with "alusión"?
"alusión" is commonly confused with "aluvión", "alusiones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alusión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alusión" is [aluˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alusión" come from?
"alusión" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

andaluz#9,235vuelves#9,229apuntes#9,238vocales#9,227

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

bondad10 variantsvaliosa10 variantscasados10 variantscerrando10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list