erupción

/[eɾupˈsjõn]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,572

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

erupción is aSpanishnoun. It means: Aparición de ronchas, manchas o granos en la piel o en las mucosas. Pronounced [eɾupˈsjõn]. Often confused with erupciones and ecuación.

Key facts for erupción
PropertyValue
Headworderupción
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eɾupˈsjõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,572
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of erupción in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for erupción is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eɾupˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,572 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 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for erupción, with forms such as "erpución", "errupción", and "erucpión". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "erupciones", "ecuación", "erección", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is erupción, spelled E-R-U-P-C-I-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aparición de ronchas, manchas o granos en la piel o en las mucosas.
  2. 2
    Roncha, grano o mancha en la piel.
  3. 3
    Proceso de emitir o expulsar gases, líquidos o sólidos desde dentro de la tierra a través de grietas, como en los volcanes.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erpución,errupción,erucpión,erupcción,erupcinó,erupciónn,erupcóin,erupicón,eruppción,erupsión,eurpción,reupción

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for erupción

Misspelling Variants of "erupción"

erpución8errupción9erucpión8erupcción9erupcinó8erupciónn9erupcóin8erupicón8
Misspelling Variants of "erupción"

Frequency rank: #11,572 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "erupción"?
"erupción" is spelled E-R-U-P-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [eɾupˈsjõn].
What does "erupción" mean?
As a noun, "erupción" means: Aparición de ronchas, manchas o granos en la piel o en las mucosas.
What words are commonly confused with "erupción"?
"erupción" is commonly confused with "erupciones", "ecuación", "erección". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "erupción"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "erupción" is [eɾupˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "erupción" come from?
"erupción" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.