condolencia
[kõn̪d̪oˈlẽnsja]
The verdict
“condolencia” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #60,658 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #60,658
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participación en el dolor o pesadumbre de la persona que lo sufre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | condolencia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõn̪d̪oˈlẽnsja] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #60,658 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “condolencia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for condolencia is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõn̪d̪oˈlẽnsja]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,658 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for condolencia in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is condolencia, spelled C-O-N-D-O-L-E-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1Participación en el dolor o pesadumbre de la persona que lo sufre.
- 2Expresión para hacer saber a alguien que se comparte el dolor que está sufriendo, particularmente el producido por la muerte de un ser querido, como por ejemplo "no somos nadie" o "le acompaño en el sentimiento".
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “condolencia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-D-O-L-E-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõn̪d̪oˈlẽnsja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.