dispensación
[d̪ispẽnsaˈsjõn]
The verdict
“dispensación” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #67,670 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #67,670
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de dispensar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dispensación |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪ispẽnsaˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #67,670 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dispensación” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for dispensación is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪ispẽnsaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #67,670 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
dispensación has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is dispensación, spelled D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de dispensar.
- 2Privilegio que consiste en una excepción a lo ordenado por las leyes generales, y más comúnmente el concedido por el Papa o por un obispo.
- 3Documento escrito que contiene y otorga la dispensa₂.
- 4Conjunto de gastos.
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 “dispensación”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-P-E-N-S-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ispẽnsaˈsjõn] (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.