catión
[kaˈt̪jõn]
The verdict
“catión” 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 September 3, 2026) - Ion de carga eléctrica positiva
Corpus desk
Index ES-cation · catión · Spanish
catión · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | catión |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kaˈt̪jõn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “catión” en español
Rare enough to double-check
catión is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [kaˈt̪jõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
catión doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is catión, spelled C-A-T-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Ion de carga eléctrica positiva
- 2Ion que se desprende del cátodo durante el proceso de electrólisis
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.