coalition

/ˌkəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/

//ˌkəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən// noun

The verdict

“coalition” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,901 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,901
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un grupo o unión temporal de organizaciones, generalmente formado para conseguir una ventaja particular: coalición.

Corpus desk

Index ES-coalition · coalition · Spanish

coalition · rank #70,901 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,901
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH clavarse

Nearest frequency peer: clavarse (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “coalition”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “coalition” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for coalition
PropertyValue
Headwordcoalition
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌkəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “coalition” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).coalitioncae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “clavarse” (#70,899), “codiciosa” (#70,903), “clausurados” (#70,898). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “coalition” va en #70,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

coalition is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,901 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Un grupo o unión temporal de organizaciones, generalmente formado para conseguir una ventaja particular: coalición.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for coalition in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is coalition, spelled C-O-A-L-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un grupo o unión temporal de organizaciones, generalmente formado para conseguir una ventaja particular: coalición.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how coalition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010.

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 "coalition"?
"coalition" is spelled C-O-A-L-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌkəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/.
What does "coalition" mean?
As a noun, "coalition" means: Un grupo o unión temporal de organizaciones, generalmente formado para conseguir una ventaja particular: coalición.
How do you pronounce "coalition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coalition" is /ˌkəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list