ecolocación
[ekolokaˈsjõn]
The verdict
“ecolocación” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Emisión de sonidos en varias frecuencias para recuperar los ecos y determinar la posición, forma o distancias de objetos o superficies cercanas. Capacidad que es empleada por varios animales como a...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ecolocación |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ekolokaˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ecolocación” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ecolocación is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ekolokaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Emisión de sonidos en varias frecuencias para recuperar los ecos y determinar la posición, forma o distancias de objetos o superficies cercanas. Capacidad que es empleada por varios animales como a...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ecolocación, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists 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 ecolocación, spelled E-C-O-L-O-C-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Emisión de sonidos en varias frecuencias para recuperar los ecos y determinar la posición, forma o distancias de objetos o superficies cercanas. Capacidad que es empleada por varios animales como algunos murciélagos, delfines o el cachalote entre otros y por diversos dispositivos.
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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.
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Using “ecolocación”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-C-O-L-O-C-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ekolokaˈsjõn] (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.