atenuación
[at̪enwaˈsjõn]
The verdict
“atenuación” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #51,394 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #51,394
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de atenuar, de hacer tenue o menos fuerte; disminución gradual de la fuerza de algo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | atenuación |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [at̪enwaˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #51,394 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “atenuación” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for atenuación is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [at̪enwaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,394 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
atenuación doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is atenuación, spelled A-T-E-N-U-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de atenuar, de hacer tenue o menos fuerte; disminución gradual de la fuerza de algo.
- 2Figura retórica por la que se pone énfasis en una afirmación al disimular, disminuir o no expresar todo lo que se quiere dar a entender, generalmente negando su opuesto.
- 3Expresión que evita decir directamente algo considerado malsonante o indelicado.
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.
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Using “atenuación”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-T-E-N-U-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [at̪enwaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.