emulsión

[emulˈsjõn]

/[emulˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“emulsión” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,878 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,878
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - una mezcla de dos o más líquidos que son normalmente inmiscible (nonmixable o unblendable). Las emulsiones son parte de una clase más general de sistemas de dos fases de la materia llamados coloides.

Corpus desk

Index ES-emulsion · emulsión · Spanish

emulsión · rank #50,878 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,878
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH empíricamente

Nearest frequency peer: empíricamente (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “emulsión”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “emulsión” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emulsión
PropertyValue
Headwordemulsión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[emulˈsjõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,878
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “emulsión” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).emulsióncae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “empíricamente” (#50,877), “enchufar” (#50,879), “empujaba” (#50,876). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “emulsión” va en #50,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emulsión is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,878 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [emulˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for emulsión in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is emulsión, spelled E-M-U-L-S-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    una mezcla de dos o más líquidos que son normalmente inmiscible (nonmixable o unblendable). Las emulsiones son parte de una clase más general de sistemas de dos fases de la materia llamados coloides.
  2. 2
    mezcla mineral producido en frío, que se utiliza para construir la superficie de la carretera.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "emulsión"?
"emulsión" is spelled E-M-U-L-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [emulˈsjõn].
What does "emulsión" mean?
As a noun, "emulsión" means: una mezcla de dos o más líquidos que son normalmente inmiscible (nonmixable o unblendable). Las emulsiones son parte de una clase más general de sistemas de dos fases de la materia llamados coloides.
How do you pronounce "emulsión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emulsión" is [emulˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "emulsión" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emulsión", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list