flagelación

[flaxelaˈsjõn]

/[flaxelaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“flagelación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,339 among 18,759 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,339
frequency rank, Spanish
18,759
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de flagelar o de flagelarse (azotar, dar látigo, y otras acepciones).

Key facts for flagelación
PropertyValue
Headwordflagelación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[flaxelaˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#56,339
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “flagelación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). flagelación lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

flagelación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,339 among 18,759 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [flaxelaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for flagelación, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is flagelación, spelled F-L-A-G-E-L-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de flagelar o de flagelarse (azotar, dar látigo, y otras acepciones).
  2. 2
    Forma de disciplina, mortificación o castigo corporal de purificación que consistía fundamentalmente en darse azotes en la espalda.

This word in other languages

flagellation(English)

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 "flagelación"?
"flagelación" is spelled F-L-A-G-E-L-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [flaxelaˈsjõn].
What does "flagelación" mean?
As a noun, "flagelación" means: Acción o efecto de flagelar o de flagelarse (azotar, dar látigo, y otras acepciones).
How do you pronounce "flagelación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "flagelación" is [flaxelaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "flagelación" come from?
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Using “flagelación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is F-L-A-G-E-L-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [flaxelaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list