degeneración
Spanish, noun/dexeneɾaˈθjon/
degeneración is spelled D-E-G-E-N-E-R-A-C-I-Ó-N (12 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 28,265th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Degeneración is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “degeneration (in all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de degenerar (decaer, caer a un estado, valor o moral inferior)”.
What does degeneración mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedegeneration (in all senses)
- 2
femininedegeneration, degeneracy (the process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de degenerar (decaer, caer a un estado, valor o moral inferior). 2. Deterioro o pérdida de su estructura o función experimentados por una célula o un tejido. 3. Progresivo deterioro del autocontrol psíquico (ético, moral, mental, emocional) por efecto de alguna enfermedad. 4. En Mecánica Cuántica, característica de cierto nivel de energía de poseer más de un estado o autovalor asociado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of degeneración
- degeneraciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce degeneración?
- /dexeneɾaˈθjon/
- [d̪e.xe.ne.ɾaˈθjõn]
- /dexeneɾaˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to degeneración
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is degeneración in Spanish?
degeneración appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).