distorsión

/[d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,798

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

distorsión is aSpanishnoun. It means: Torcedura de alguna parte del cuerpo. Pronounced [d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn]. Often confused with distorsiona and distorsiones.

Key facts for distorsión
PropertyValue
Headworddistorsión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#18,798
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of distorsión in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for distorsión is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 16 documented wrong-spelling variants for distorsión, with forms such as "ddistorsión", "disotrsión", and "disstorsión". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is distorsión, spelled D-I-S-T-O-R-S-I-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Torcedura de alguna parte del cuerpo.
  2. 2
    Alteración de imágenes, sonidos, señales, etc., producto de su reproducción.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddistorsión,disotrsión,disstorsión,distorción,distorisón,distorrsión,distorsinó,distorsiónn,distorssión,distorsóin,distosrión,distrosión,disttorsión,ditsorsión,dsitorsión,idstorsión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for distorsión

Misspelling Variants of "distorsión"

ddistorsión11disotrsión10disstorsión11distorción10distorisón10distorrsión11distorsinó10distorsiónn11
Misspelling Variants of "distorsión"

Frequency rank: #18,798 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "distorsión"?
"distorsión" is spelled D-I-S-T-O-R-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn].
What does "distorsión" mean?
As a noun, "distorsión" means: Torcedura de alguna parte del cuerpo.
What words are commonly confused with "distorsión"?
"distorsión" is commonly confused with "distorsiona", "distorsiones", "distorsionar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "distorsión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "distorsión" is [d̪ist̪oɾˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "distorsión" come from?
"distorsión" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.