congestión

[kõŋxesˈt̪jõn]

/[kõŋxesˈt̪jõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“congestión” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,618
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obstrucción de algo como resultado de la acumulación de materia o elementos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-congestion · congestión · Spanish

congestión · rank #20,618 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,618
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH concesionario

Nearest frequency peer: concesionario (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “congestión”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “congestión” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

congestión vs connection
70% similar
congestión vs concesión
80% similar
congestión vs confesión
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for congestión
PropertyValue
Headwordcongestión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõŋxesˈt̪jõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,618
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “congestión”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.congestióncae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “concesionario” (#20,617), “conseguirá” (#20,619), “contengan” (#20,620). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “congestión” va en #20,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around congestión (IPA [kõŋxesˈt̪jõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,618 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for congestión, with forms such as "ccongestión", "cnogestión", and "cognestión". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "connection", "concesión", "confesión", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is congestión, spelled C-O-N-G-E-S-T-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obstrucción de algo como resultado de la acumulación de materia o elementos.
  2. 2
    Exceso de vehículos en una vía, produciendo dificultad en la circulación o tráfico vehicular.
  3. 3
    Acumulación de sangre o líquidos en ciertas partes del organismo, produciendo anomalías en los sistemas vitales.
  4. 4
    Exceso de mucus o fuidos, produciendo malestar o dificultad para respirar.

This word in other languages

congestion(English)congestion(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccongestión
  • cnogestión
  • cognestión
  • conegstión
  • congesitón
  • congesstión
  • congestinó
  • congestiónn
  • congesttión
  • congestóin
  • congetsión
  • conggestión
  • congsetión
  • conngestión
  • ocngestión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of congestión - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccongestión1cnogestión2cognestión2conegstión2congesitón2congesstión1congestinó2congestiónn1
Edit distance from "congestión"

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 "congestión"?
"congestión" is spelled C-O-N-G-E-S-T-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõŋxesˈt̪jõn].
What does "congestión" mean?
As a noun, "congestión" means: Obstrucción de algo como resultado de la acumulación de materia o elementos.
What words are commonly confused with "congestión"?
"congestión" is commonly confused with "connection", "concesión", "confesión". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "congestión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "congestión" is [kõŋxesˈt̪jõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "congestión" come from?
"congestión" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

conseguirá#20,619comparamos#20,612derrotados#20,647desempeñan#20,649

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

despierten15 variantsdramáticas15 variantsentregadas15 variantsexportador15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list