digresión
[d̪iɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn]
The verdict
“digresión” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,763 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,763
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte de un discurso hablado o escrito que no guarda relación directa o enlace con el asunto o tema principal del que trata
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | digresión |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪iɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #88,763 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “digresión” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
digresión is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,763 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪iɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Parte de un discurso hablado o escrito que no guarda relación directa o enlace con el asunto o tema principal del que trata".
No generated misspelling entries exist for digresión in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is digresión, spelled D-I-G-R-E-S-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Parte de un discurso hablado o escrito que no guarda relación directa o enlace con el asunto o tema principal del que trata
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “digresión”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-G-R-E-S-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪iɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.