federation

/ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/

//ˌfedəˈreɪʃn// noun

The verdict

“federation” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,594 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,594
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Federación.

Corpus desk

Index ES-federation · federation · Spanish

federation · rank #55,594 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,594
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH favorite

Nearest frequency peer: favorite (-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 “federation”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for federation
PropertyValue
Headwordfederation
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,594
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “federation” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).federationcae 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: “favorite” (#55,593), “fender” (#55,596), “fandom” (#55,591). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “federation” va en #55,594. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

federation is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,594 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Federación.".

federation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is federation, spelled F-E-D-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Federación.

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 "federation"?
"federation" is spelled F-E-D-E-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/.
What does "federation" mean?
As a noun, "federation" means: Federación.
How do you pronounce "federation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "federation" is /ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "federation" come from?
"federation" 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 "federation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list