expectación
[ekspekt̪aˈsjõn]
The verdict
“expectación” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #27,986 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #27,986
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Interés muy grande que se siente a causa de la espera de algo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | expectación |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ekspekt̪aˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #27,986 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “expectación” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for expectación is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ekspekt̪aˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,986 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 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for expectación, with forms such as "epxectación", "exepctación", and "expcetación". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "explotación", "exportación", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is expectación, spelled E-X-P-E-C-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Interés muy grande que se siente a causa de la espera de algo.
- 2Observación a algo que se exhibe al público.
- 3Dícese de la fiesta en honor a la Virgen María el 18 de diciembre.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epxectación,exepctación,expcetación,expecatción,expecctación,expectacción,expectacinó,expectaciónn,expectacóin,expectaicón,expectasión,expectcaión,expecttación,expetcación,exppectación,exxpectación,xepectación
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of expectación - 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 “expectación”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-P-E-C-T-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ekspekt̪aˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “explotación” - see the side-by-side comparison. expectación vs explotación
- 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.