ergonomía

[eɾɣ̞onoˈmia]

/[eɾɣ̞onoˈmia]/ noun

The verdict

“ergonomía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,305 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,305
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La ciencia del diseño de equipamiento, especialmente para reducir la fatiga, el disconfor o los daños del operador.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ergonomia · ergonomía · Spanish

ergonomía · rank #76,305 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,305
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH envión

Nearest frequency peer: envión (-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 “ergonomía”

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 “ergonomía” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ergonomía
PropertyValue
Headwordergonomía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eɾɣ̞onoˈmia]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,305
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ergonomía” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “envión” (#76,304), “esbozando” (#76,306), “escapismo” (#76,307). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “ergonomía” va en #76,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ergonomía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,305 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eɾɣ̞onoˈmia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "La ciencia del diseño de equipamiento, especialmente para reducir la fatiga, el disconfor o los daños del operador.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for ergonomía in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ergonomía, spelled E-R-G-O-N-O-M-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    La ciencia del diseño de equipamiento, especialmente para reducir la fatiga, el disconfor o los daños del operador.

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 "ergonomía"?
"ergonomía" is spelled E-R-G-O-N-O-M-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eɾɣ̞onoˈmia].
What does "ergonomía" mean?
As a noun, "ergonomía" means: La ciencia del diseño de equipamiento, especialmente para reducir la fatiga, el disconfor o los daños del operador.
How do you pronounce "ergonomía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ergonomía" is [eɾɣ̞onoˈmia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ergonomía" come from?
"ergonomía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list