conversación

/[kõmbeɾsaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“conversación” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,932 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,932
frequency rank, Spanish
12
letters
20
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

Dominant Wiktionary sense: Acción o efecto de conversar

Key facts for conversación
PropertyValue
Headwordconversación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kõmbeɾsaˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#1,932
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “conversación” 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). conversación 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 conversación is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõmbeɾsaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,932 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for conversación, with forms such as "cconversación", "cnoversación", and "conbersación". 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, "conversaciones", "conservación", "condensación", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is conversación, spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-A-C-I-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de conversar
  2. 2
    Contenido o materia de una conversación₁

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconversación,cnoversación,conbersación,conevrsación,connversación,converasción,converrsación,conversacción,conversacinó,conversaciónn,conversacóin,conversaicón,conversasión,converscaión,converssación,convesración,convresación,convversación,covnersación,ocnversación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "conversación"

cconversación1cnoversación2conbersación1conevrsación2connversación1converasción2converrsación1conversacción1
Edit distance from "conversación"

Frequency rank: #1,932 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "conversación"?
"conversación" is spelled C-O-N-V-E-R-S-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kõmbeɾsaˈsjõn].
What does "conversación" mean?
As a noun, "conversación" means: Acción o efecto de conversar
What words are commonly confused with "conversación"?
"conversación" is commonly confused with "conversaciones", "conservación", "condensación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "conversación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conversación" is [kõmbeɾsaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "conversación" come from?
"conversación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “conversación”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-V-E-R-S-A-C-I-Ó-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [kõmbeɾsaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “conversaciones” — see the side-by-side comparison. conversación vs conversaciones
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.