detonación

[d̪et̪onaˈsjõn]

/[d̪et̪onaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“detonación” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #37,033. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,033
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Proceso de combustión supersónica que implica onda expansiva y zona de reacción detrás de ella.

Corpus desk

Index ES-detonacion · detonación · Spanish

detonación · rank #37,033 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,033
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH detectada

Nearest frequency peer: detectada (-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 “detonación”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “detonación” 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).

detonación vs donación
80% similar
detonación vs detención
80% similar
detonación vs decoración
80% similar

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

Key facts for detonación
PropertyValue
Headworddetonación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪et̪onaˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,033
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “detonación”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).detonacióncae 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 “detectada” (#37,032), “dibujada” (#37,034), “desviando” (#37,031). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “detonación” va en #37,033. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around detonación (IPA [d̪et̪onaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,033 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for detonación, with forms such as "ddetonación", "deotnación", and "detnoación". 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, "donación", "detención", "decoración", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is detonación, spelled D-E-T-O-N-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Proceso de combustión supersónica que implica onda expansiva y zona de reacción detrás de ella.
  2. 2
    Sonido producido por este proceso.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how detonación appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. … espero en vano la detonación lejana que llegue a quebrar este enervante silencio.

Synonyms

explosión

This word in other languages

detonation(English)détonation(Français)detonação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddetonación
  • deotnación
  • detnoación
  • detoanción
  • detonacción
  • detonacinó
  • detonaciónn
  • detonacóin
  • detonaicón
  • detonasión
  • detoncaión
  • detonnación
  • dettonación
  • dteonación
  • edtonación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of detonación - 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.

ddetonación1deotnación2detnoación2detoanción2detonacción1detonacinó2detonaciónn1detonacóin2
Edit distance from "detonación"

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 "detonación"?
"detonación" is spelled D-E-T-O-N-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪et̪onaˈsjõn].
What does "detonación" mean?
As a noun, "detonación" means: Proceso de combustión supersónica que implica onda expansiva y zona de reacción detrás de ella.
What words are commonly confused with "detonación"?
"detonación" is commonly confused with "donación", "detención", "decoración". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "detonación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "detonación" is [d̪et̪onaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "detonación" come from?
"detonación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desvaneció#37,030despoblado#37,029disminuida#37,040descompone#37,022

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

duplicados15 variantsdactilares15 variantsencantaron15 variantscualificada15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list