codón
[koˈð̞õn]
The verdict
“codón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Una secuencia de tres nucleótidos adyacentes que en un ARNm codifica para un aminoácido específico durante la síntesis de proteínas o traducción.
Corpus desk
Index ES-codon · codón · Spanish
codón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | codón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [koˈð̞õn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “codón” en español
Rare enough to double-check
codón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [koˈð̞õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Una secuencia de tres nucleótidos adyacentes que en un ARNm codifica para un aminoácido específico durante la síntesis de proteínas o traducción.".
codón doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 codón, spelled C-O-D-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Una secuencia de tres nucleótidos adyacentes que en un ARNm codifica para un aminoácido específico durante la síntesis de proteínas o traducción.
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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.