constipación

[kõnst̪ipaˈsjõn]

/[kõnst̪ipaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“constipación” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #89,708 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#89,708
frequency rank, Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Enfermedad de las vías respiratorias superiores, viral generalmente, que produce una irritación de la mucosa nasal, mocos, estornudos, tos y decaimiento, con un poco de fiebre.

Key facts for constipación
PropertyValue
Headwordconstipación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõnst̪ipaˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#89,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “constipación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). constipación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for constipación is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõnst̪ipaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #89,708 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.

constipación doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is constipación, spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-P-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfermedad de las vías respiratorias superiores, viral generalmente, que produce una irritación de la mucosa nasal, mocos, estornudos, tos y decaimiento, con un poco de fiebre.
  2. 2
    Constipado, resfriado.

Synonyms

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 "constipación"?
"constipación" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-I-P-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõnst̪ipaˈsjõn].
What does "constipación" mean?
As a noun, "constipación" means: Enfermedad de las vías respiratorias superiores, viral generalmente, que produce una irritación de la mucosa nasal, mocos, estornudos, tos y decaimiento, con un poco de fiebre.
How do you pronounce "constipación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "constipación" is [kõnst̪ipaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "constipación" come from?
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Using “constipación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-S-T-I-P-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kõnst̪ipaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list