extenuación

[ekst̪enwaˈsjõn]

/[ekst̪enwaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“extenuación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,988 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,988
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de extenuar o de extenuarse, de dejar sin energía o fuerza o quedarse sin ellas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-extenuacion · extenuación · Spanish

extenuación · rank #80,988 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,988
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH facturan

Nearest frequency peer: facturan (+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 “extenuación”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for extenuación
PropertyValue
Headwordextenuación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ekst̪enwaˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#80,988
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “extenuación” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “facturan” (#80,989), “falencia” (#80,990), “exponenciales” (#80,985). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “extenuación” va en #80,988. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

extenuación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,988 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ekst̪enwaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for extenuación in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 extenuación, spelled E-X-T-E-N-U-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de extenuar o de extenuarse, de dejar sin energía o fuerza o quedarse sin ellas.
  2. 2
    Figura retórica por la que se pone énfasis en una afirmación al disimular, disminuir o no expresar todo lo que se quiere dar a entender, generalmente negando su opuesto.

Synonyms

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 "extenuación"?
"extenuación" is spelled E-X-T-E-N-U-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ekst̪enwaˈsjõn].
What does "extenuación" mean?
As a noun, "extenuación" means: Acción o efecto de extenuar o de extenuarse, de dejar sin energía o fuerza o quedarse sin ellas.
How do you pronounce "extenuación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extenuación" is [ekst̪enwaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extenuación" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list