depresión

[d̪epɾeˈsjõn]

/[d̪epɾeˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“depresión” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,772. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,772
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Síndrome o conjunto de síntomas que incluyen baja autoestima, desesperanza, apatía, desinterés de las cosas y de los demás, dolores corporales, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-depresion · depresión · Spanish

depresión · rank #3,772 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,772
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dependiendo

Nearest frequency peer: dependiendo (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “depresión”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “depresión” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

depresión vs depresivo
78% similar
depresión vs depresiva
78% similar
depresión vs depresivos
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for depresión
PropertyValue
Headworddepresión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪epɾeˈsjõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,772
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “depresión”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.depresióncae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dependiendo” (#3,771), “dioses” (#3,773), “Dato” (#3,770). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “depresión” va en #3,772. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around depresión (IPA [d̪epɾeˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,772 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for depresión, with forms such as "ddepresión", "depersión", and "deppresión". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "depresivo", "depresiva", "depresivos", and more, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is depresión, spelled D-E-P-R-E-S-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Síndrome o conjunto de síntomas que incluyen baja autoestima, desesperanza, apatía, desinterés de las cosas y de los demás, dolores corporales, etc.
  2. 2
    Concavidad o extensión de terreno de menor altitud que el que la rodea.
  3. 3
    Periodo continuado de recesión.

This word in other languages

depression(English)dépression(Français)depressão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddepresión
  • depersión
  • deppresión
  • depreción
  • depreisón
  • depresinó
  • depresiónn
  • depressión
  • depresóin
  • deprresión
  • deprseión
  • derpesión
  • dperesión
  • edpresión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddepresión1depersión2deppresión1depreción1depreisón2depresinó2depresiónn1depressión1
Edit distance from "depresión"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "depresión"?
"depresión" is spelled D-E-P-R-E-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪epɾeˈsjõn].
What does "depresión" mean?
As a noun, "depresión" means: Síndrome o conjunto de síntomas que incluyen baja autoestima, desesperanza, apatía, desinterés de las cosas y de los demás, dolores corporales, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "depresión"?
"depresión" is commonly confused with "depresivo", "depresiva", "depresivos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "depresión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "depresión" is [d̪epɾeˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "depresión" come from?
"depresión" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "depresión", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

coalición#3,765adicional#3,753académico#3,750laborales#3,795

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

empresario14 variantsliberales14 variantsterritorios14 variantsrecientes14 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list