delusion
/dɪˈluː.ʒən/
The verdict
“delusion” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Una creencia falsa que es resistente a una confrontación con los hechos reales.
Corpus desk
Index ES-delusion · delusion · Spanish
delusion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | delusion |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˈluː.ʒən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “delusion” en español
Rare enough to double-check
delusion is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪˈluː.ʒən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
delusion doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 delusion, spelled D-E-L-U-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Una creencia falsa que es resistente a una confrontación con los hechos reales.
- 2Es estado de ser deludido o engañado, o el proceso de deludir a alguien.
- 3Eso que es falsamente o delusivamente creído o propagado; creencia falsa; error en la creencia.
- 4Una creencia fija, falsa, que no cambiará, a pesar de la evidencia en contrario.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how delusion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
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.