distorsión
[d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn]
The verdict
“distorsión” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,798 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,798
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Torcedura de alguna parte del cuerpo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | distorsión |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #18,798 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “distorsión” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for distorsión is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,798 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for distorsión, with forms such as "ddistorsión", "disotrsión", and "disstorsión". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "distorsiona", "distorsiones", "distorsionar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is distorsión, spelled D-I-S-T-O-R-S-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Torcedura de alguna parte del cuerpo.
- 2Alteración de imágenes, sonidos, señales, etc., producto de su reproducción.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddistorsión,disotrsión,disstorsión,distorción,distorisón,distorrsión,distorsinó,distorsiónn,distorssión,distorsóin,distosrión,distrosión,disttorsión,ditsorsión,dsitorsión,idstorsión
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of distorsión - 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.
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 “distorsión”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-T-O-R-S-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “distorsiona” - see the side-by-side comparison. distorsión vs distorsiona
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.