blasón

[blaˈsõn]

/[blaˈsõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“blasón” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #46,369. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,369
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arte de explicar y describir los escudos de armas de cada linaje, ciudad o persona.

Corpus desk

Index ES-blason · blasón · Spanish

blasón · rank #46,369 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,369
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bidones

Nearest frequency peer: bidones (-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 “blasón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “blasón” 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).

blasón vs bolsón
67% similar
blasón vs Blas
50% similar
blasón vs baso
50% similar

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

Key facts for blasón
PropertyValue
Headwordblasón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[blaˈsõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,369
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “blasón”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.blasóncae 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 “bidones” (#46,368), “blunt” (#46,370), “bocazas” (#46,371). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “blasón” va en #46,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around blasón (IPA [blaˈsõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,369 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for blasón, with forms such as "balsón", "bblasón", and "blasnó". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "bolsón", "Blas", "baso", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is blasón, spelled B-L-A-S-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arte de explicar y describir los escudos de armas de cada linaje, ciudad o persona.
  2. 2
    Cada figura, señal o pieza de las que se ponen en un escudo.
  3. 3
    Descripción formal de los distintivos que identifican a una persona, familia o institución, derivados de los que antiguamente llevaban los caballeros en sus armas y atavíos.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, conjunto de convenciones que rigen esta descripción.
  5. 5
    Escudo de armas; diseño descrito por un blasón₃.
  6. 6
    Honor y gloria; reconocimiento generalizado a las virtudes o la obra de una persona.

Synonyms

armeríaescudocelebridadfamagloriahonorrenombrereputación

This word in other languages

blazon(English)blasonnement(Français)brasão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • balsón
  • bblasón
  • blasnó
  • blassón
  • blasónn
  • blaósn
  • bllasón
  • blsaón
  • lbasón
  • vlasón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blasón - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

balsón2bblasón1blasnó2blassón1blasónn1blaósn2bllasón1blsaón2
Edit distance from "blasón"

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 "blasón"?
"blasón" is spelled B-L-A-S-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [blaˈsõn].
What does "blasón" mean?
As a noun, "blasón" means: Arte de explicar y describir los escudos de armas de cada linaje, ciudad o persona.
What words are commonly confused with "blasón"?
"blasón" is commonly confused with "bolsón", "Blas", "baso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blasón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blasón" is [blaˈsõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blasón" come from?
"blasón" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

branch#46,378bullet#46,383burlen#46,384buscad#46,385

Similar misspelling depth

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

boquete10 variantscallaron10 variantsasirios10 variantsasimila10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list