divagación

[d̪iβ̞aɣ̞aˈsjõn]

/[d̪iβ̞aɣ̞aˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“divagación” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de divagar.

Key facts for divagación
PropertyValue
Headworddivagación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪iβ̞aɣ̞aˈsjõn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “divagación” sits in Spanish frequency

divagación falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for divagación is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪iβ̞aɣ̞aˈsjõn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Acción y efecto de divagar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for divagación in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is divagación, spelled D-I-V-A-G-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de divagar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "divagación"?
"divagación" is spelled D-I-V-A-G-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iβ̞aɣ̞aˈsjõn].
What does "divagación" mean?
As a noun, "divagación" means: Acción y efecto de divagar.
How do you pronounce "divagación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "divagación" is [d̪iβ̞aɣ̞aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "divagación" come from?
"divagación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “divagación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-V-A-G-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪iβ̞aɣ̞aˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list