condolencia

[kõn̪d̪oˈlẽnsja]

/[kõn̪d̪oˈlẽnsja]/ noun

The verdict

“condolencia” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,658 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,658
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participación en el dolor o pesadumbre de la persona que lo sufre.

Corpus desk

Index ES-condolencia · condolencia · Spanish

condolencia · rank #60,658 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,658
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH concretando

Nearest frequency peer: concretando (-1 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 “condolencia”

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 “condolencia” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for condolencia
PropertyValue
Headwordcondolencia
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõn̪d̪oˈlẽnsja]
Letters11
Frequency rank#60,658
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “condolencia” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.condolenciacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “concretando” (#60,657), “concentren” (#60,656), “comunitat” (#60,655). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “condolencia” va en #60,658. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

condolencia is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,658 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [kõn̪d̪oˈlẽnsja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Participación en el dolor o pesadumbre de la persona que lo sufre.
  2. 2
    Expresión 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

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); 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 "condolencia"?
"condolencia" is spelled C-O-N-D-O-L-E-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [kõn̪d̪oˈlẽnsja].
What does "condolencia" mean?
As a noun, "condolencia" means: Participación en el dolor o pesadumbre de la persona que lo sufre.
How do you pronounce "condolencia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "condolencia" is [kõn̪d̪oˈlẽnsja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "condolencia" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list