dormición
Spanish, noun/doɾmiˈθjon/
dormición is spelled D-O-R-M-I-C-I-Ó-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish, the 167,210th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dormición is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “dormition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ascensión de la Virgen María”.
What does dormición mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedormition
- 2
archaicfeminineraresleep
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ascensión de la Virgen María. 2. Entumecimiento u hormigueo en una zona corporal. 3. Acción o efecto de dormir.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dormición
- dormiciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dormición?
- /doɾmiˈθjon/
- [d̪oɾ.miˈθjõn]
- /doɾmiˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dormición
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dormición in Spanish?
dormición appears about once in every 21 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).