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erudición

Spanish, noun/eɾudiˈθjon/

erudición is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “erudition, learning, scholarship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Profundo conocimiento de una rama del saber, especialmente el académico”.

What does erudición mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineerudition, learning, scholarship

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Profundo conocimiento de una rama del saber, especialmente el académico

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of erudición

  • erudiciones plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce erudición?

  • /eɾudiˈθjon/
  • [e.ɾu.ð̞iˈθjõn]
  • /eɾudiˈsjon/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to erudición

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is erudición in Spanish?

erudición appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).