deflagración
[d̪eflaɣ̞ɾaˈsjõn]
The verdict
“deflagración” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de deflagrar (arder una sustancia súbitamente con llama y sin explosión).
Corpus desk
Index ES-deflagracion · deflagración · Spanish
deflagración · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deflagración |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eflaɣ̞ɾaˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “deflagración” en español
Rare enough to double-check
deflagración is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪eflaɣ̞ɾaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
deflagración has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is deflagración, spelled D-E-F-L-A-G-R-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de deflagrar (arder una sustancia súbitamente con llama y sin explosión).
- 2Proceso de combustión rápida e intensa, en particular la que se extiende de modo subsónico y por conducción térmica.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how deflagración appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Encender una cerilla suele ser un proceso de deflagración.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.