derivación

Name: derivación, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[d̪eɾiβ̞aˈsjõn]

/[d̪eɾiβ̞aˈsjõn]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“derivación” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,105
frequency rank, Spanish: 90,663
“D” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o resultado de derivar, de sacar, separar o deducir una parte de su origen, como el agua de un río para crear una laguna artificial.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

derivación vs derivaron

70% similar

derivación vs derogación

80% similar

derivación vs derivaciones

75% similar

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

Key facts for derivación
Property	Value
Headword	derivación
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[d̪eɾiβ̞aˈsjõn]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#24,105
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “derivación” 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). derivación lands here:

#24,105

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around derivación (IPA [d̪eɾiβ̞aˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,105 among 90,663 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for derivación, with forms such as "dderivación", "deirvación", and "deriavción". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "derivaron", "derogación", "derivaciones", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is derivación, spelled D-E-R-I-V-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

1
Acción o resultado de derivar, de sacar, separar o deducir una parte de su origen, como el agua de un río para crear una laguna artificial.
2
Enlace o conexión a una fuente principal (de electricidad, de agua, etc.).
3
El acto de seguir algo hasta su origen o ascendencia, como en la etimología o la genealogía.
4
Proceso de formación de palabras por medio de partes no flexivas que se agregan como afijos a una palabra o raíz.
5
Proceso de deducir una función matemática como variante o derivada de otra.
6
Fuga de energía por falla en el aislamiento entre conductores.
7
Acto de remitir a un paciente a otro profesional médico o sanitario.
8
Figura que consiste en usar una secuencia de derivadas de una misma raíz.

This word in other languages

derivation(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

dderivación
deirvación
deriavción
deribación
derivacción
derivacinó
derivaciónn
derivacóin
derivaicón
derivasión
derivcaión
derivvación
derrivación
derviación
dreivación
edrivación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of derivación - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "derivación"

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 "derivación"?

"derivación" is spelled D-E-R-I-V-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eɾiβ̞aˈsjõn].

What does "derivación" mean?

As a noun, "derivación" means: Acción o resultado de derivar, de sacar, separar o deducir una parte de su origen, como el agua de un río para crear una laguna artificial.

What words are commonly confused with "derivación"?

"derivación" is commonly confused with "derivaron", "derogación", "derivaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "derivación"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "derivación" is [d̪eɾiβ̞aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "derivación" come from?

"derivación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “derivación”

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

The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-R-I-V-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [d̪eɾiβ̞aˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “derivaron” - see the side-by-side comparison. derivación vs derivaron
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.