congestión
Spanish, noun/konxesˈtjon/
congestión is spelled C-O-N-G-E-S-T-I-Ó-N (10 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 20,593rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Congestión is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “congestion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Obstrucción de algo como resultado de la acumulación de materia o elementos”.
What does congestión mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecongestion
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Obstrucción de algo como resultado de la acumulación de materia o elementos. 2. Exceso de vehículos en una vía, produciendo dificultad en la circulación o tráfico vehicular. 3. Acumulación de sangre o líquidos en ciertas partes del organismo, produciendo anomalías en los sistemas vitales. 4. Exceso de mucus o fuidos, produciendo malestar o dificultad para respirar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of congestión
- congestiones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce congestión?
- /konxesˈtjon/
- [kõŋ.xesˈt̪jõn]
- [kõŋxesˈt̪jõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to congestión
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is congestión in Spanish?
congestión appears 2.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).