dormición

[d̪oɾmiˈsjõn]

/[d̪oɾmiˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“dormición” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ascensión de la Virgen María.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dormicion · dormición · Spanish

dormición · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for dormición
PropertyValue
Headworddormición
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪oɾmiˈsjõn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dormición” en español

dormiciónqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dormición is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪oɾmiˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dormición, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 dormición, spelled D-O-R-M-I-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ascensión de la Virgen María.
  2. 2
    Entumecimiento u hormigueo en una zona corporal.
  3. 3
    Acción o efecto de dormir.

Synonyms

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 "dormición"?
"dormición" is spelled D-O-R-M-I-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪oɾmiˈsjõn].
What does "dormición" mean?
As a noun, "dormición" means: Ascensión de la Virgen María.
How do you pronounce "dormición"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dormición" is [d̪oɾmiˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dormición" come from?
"dormición" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list