ciencia ficción
[ˈsjẽnsja fikˈsjõn]
The verdict
“ciencia ficción” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ficción basada en algún tipo de tecnología especulativa o en el que la ciencia es un elemento clave.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ciencia ficción |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈsjẽnsja fikˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ciencia ficción” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ciencia ficción is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈsjẽnsja fikˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for ciencia ficción in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 ciencia ficción, spelled C-I-E-N-C-I-A- -F-I-C-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Ficción basada en algún tipo de tecnología especulativa o en el que la ciencia es un elemento clave.
- 2Tecnología que puede ser teóricamente posible pero que no ha sido implementada.
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.
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Using “ciencia ficción”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-I-E-N-C-I-A- -F-I-C-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsjẽnsja fikˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.