festón

[fesˈt̪õn]

/[fesˈt̪õn]/ noun

The verdict

“festón” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El contorno de una superficie, en el cual se ven alternadamente partes cóncavas y convexas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-feston · festón · Spanish

festón · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for festón
PropertyValue
Headwordfestón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fesˈt̪õn]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “festón” en español

festónno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

festón is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [fesˈt̪õn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

festón has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is festón, spelled F-E-S-T-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    El contorno de una superficie, en el cual se ven alternadamente partes cóncavas y convexas.
  2. 2
    Adorno de escultura á manera de cordon ó manojo de flores, frutas ú hojas, atado todo junto, y mas grueso del medio que en los extremos, de los cuales se cuelga, cayendo á plomo, cada una de sus mitades

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "festón"?
"festón" is spelled F-E-S-T-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fesˈt̪õn].
What does "festón" mean?
As a noun, "festón" means: El contorno de una superficie, en el cual se ven alternadamente partes cóncavas y convexas.
How do you pronounce "festón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "festón" is [fesˈt̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "festón" come from?
"festón" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list