entonación
[ẽn̪t̪onaˈsjõn]
The verdict
“entonación” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #34,095 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #34,095
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de entonar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entonación |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ẽn̪t̪onaˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #34,095 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entonación” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for entonación is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ẽn̪t̪onaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,095 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for entonación, with forms such as "enntonación", "enotnación", and "entnoación". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is entonación, spelled E-N-T-O-N-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Acción y efecto de entonar.
- 2Actitud de superioridad o engreimiento en el que alguien muestra excesiva confianza en sí mismo.
- 3Modulación de la voz al expresar un mensaje, que involucra cambios en la altura, el ritmo y el volumen, revelando así un sentido específico, una actitud o un sentimiento.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enntonación,enotnación,entnoación,entoanción,entonacción,entonacinó,entonaciónn,entonacóin,entonaicón,entonasión,entoncaión,entonnación,enttonación,etnonación,netonación
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entonación - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “entonación”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-T-O-N-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽn̪t̪onaˈsjõn] (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.