elevación

/[eleβ̞aˈsjõn]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#10,839

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

elevación is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción y efecto de elevar o elevarse. Pronounced [eleβ̞aˈsjõn]. Often confused with elevaron and elevaciones.

Key facts for elevación
PropertyValue
Headwordelevación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eleβ̞aˈsjõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,839
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for elevación is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eleβ̞aˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,839 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for elevación, with forms such as "eelvación", "eleavción", and "elebación". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "elevaron", "elevaciones", "elección", 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 elevación, spelled E-L-E-V-A-C-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
    Acción y efecto de elevar o elevarse.
  2. 2
    Lo que está por encima del terreno que lo circunda, a mayor altura.
  3. 3
    Subir de categoría, cargo o dignidad.
  4. 4
    Parte de la misa en que el sacerdote, después de la consagración, alza sucesivamente la hostia y el cáliz.
  5. 5
    Aparato mecánico para pasar un buque de un canal al siguiente a mayor altura.
  6. 6
    Distancia vertical que salva un buque al pasar por una esclusa.
  7. 7
    Altura de un astro sobre el horizonte.
  8. 8
    Sosiego y paz espiritual del alma imbuida de un fuerte sentimiento religioso.
  9. 9
    Sentimiento de orgullo y superioridad sobre los demás.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eelvación,eleavción,elebación,elevacción,elevacinó,elevaciónn,elevacóin,elevaicón,elevasión,elevcaión,elevvación,ellevación,elveación,leevación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for elevación

Misspelling Variants of "elevación"

eelvación9eleavción9elebación9elevacción10elevacinó9elevaciónn10elevacóin9elevaicón9
Misspelling Variants of "elevación"

Frequency rank: #10,839 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "elevación"?
"elevación" is spelled E-L-E-V-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [eleβ̞aˈsjõn].
What does "elevación" mean?
As a noun, "elevación" means: Acción y efecto de elevar o elevarse.
What words are commonly confused with "elevación"?
"elevación" is commonly confused with "elevaron", "elevaciones", "elección". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "elevación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elevación" is [eleβ̞aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elevación" come from?
"elevación" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.