constricción
[kõnst̪ɾikˈsjõn]
The verdict
“constricción” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #78,996 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #78,996
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de constreñir (obligar, limitar, oprimir).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | constricción |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [kõnst̪ɾikˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #78,996 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “constricción” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for constricción is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõnst̪ɾikˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,996 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.
Zero misspellings are on record for constricción in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is constricción, spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-I-C-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de constreñir (obligar, limitar, oprimir).
- 2Condición de estrechez, limitación o presión.
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.
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Using “constricción”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-S-T-R-I-C-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõnst̪ɾikˈsjõn] (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.