apagón

/[apaˈɣ̞õn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,276

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

apagón is aSpanishnoun. It means: Corte temporal, súbito e inesperado del suministro de energía eléctrica. Pronounced [apaˈɣ̞õn]. Often confused with apego and Aragón.

Key facts for apagón
PropertyValue
Headwordapagón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[apaˈɣ̞õn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,276
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of apagón in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for apagón is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [apaˈɣ̞õn]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,276 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for apagón, with forms such as "aapgón", "apaggón", and "apagnó". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "apego", "Aragón", "ataron", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is apagón, spelled A-P-A-G-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Corte temporal, súbito e inesperado del suministro de energía eléctrica.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, interrupción de cualquier servicio público eléctrico o electrónico.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aapgón,apaggón,apagnó,apagónn,apaógn,apgaón,appagón,paagón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for apagón

Misspelling Variants of "apagón"

aapgón6apaggón7apagnó6apagónn7apaógn6apgaón6appagón7paagón6
Misspelling Variants of "apagón"

Frequency rank: #15,276 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "apagón"?
"apagón" is spelled A-P-A-G-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [apaˈɣ̞õn].
What does "apagón" mean?
As a noun, "apagón" means: Corte temporal, súbito e inesperado del suministro de energía eléctrica.
What words are commonly confused with "apagón"?
"apagón" is commonly confused with "apego", "Aragón", "ataron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "apagón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "apagón" is [apaˈɣ̞õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "apagón" come from?
"apagón" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.