elisión

[eliˈsjõn]

/[eliˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de elidir (hacer desaparecer, frustrar, tachar, debilitar).

Corpus desk

Index ES-elision · elisión · Spanish

elisión · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" 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 elisión
PropertyValue
Headwordelisión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eliˈsjõn]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “elisión” en español

elisiónestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

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

Rare enough to double-check

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

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for elisión, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is elisión, spelled E-L-I-S-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de elidir (hacer desaparecer, frustrar, tachar, debilitar).
  2. 2
    Supresión de una letra o sílaba entre dos palabras o dentro de una palabra; a veces se marca con un apóstrofo.
  3. 3
    Supresión, generalmente por estar sobrentendido, de un vocablo o elemento de la oración sin que esta pierda su corrección gramatical.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how elisión appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. En la secuencia "de el" en español, hay elisión de la primera "e" para crear la contracción "del.
  2. En la oración "Yo vivo en Bogotá y mi hermana en Lima", hay elisión del segundo verbo ("vive") por estar sobrentendido.

This word in other languages

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 "elisión"?
"elisión" is spelled E-L-I-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [eliˈsjõn].
What does "elisión" mean?
As a noun, "elisión" means: Acción o efecto de elidir (hacer desaparecer, frustrar, tachar, debilitar).
How do you pronounce "elisión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "elisión" is [eliˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "elisión" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list