fracción

[fɾakˈsjõn]

/[fɾakˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“fracción” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,804. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,804
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Separación de alguna cosa en partes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-fraccion · fracción · Spanish

fracción · rank #8,804 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,804
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH FMI

Nearest frequency peer: FMI (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “fracción”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “fracción” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fracción vs fricción
88% similar
fracción vs fracciones
70% similar
fracción vs ficción
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fracción
PropertyValue
Headwordfracción
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɾakˈsjõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,804
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “fracción”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.fraccióncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “FMI” (#8,803), “frontal” (#8,805), “fijar” (#8,802). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “fracción” va en #8,804. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around fracción (IPA [fɾakˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,804 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fracción, with forms such as "farcción", "ffracción", and "fraccinó". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "fricción", "fracciones", "ficción", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is fracción, spelled F-R-A-C-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Separación de alguna cosa en partes.
  2. 2
    Dícese de cada una de las porciones de un todo.
  3. 3
    Número que puede ser expresado como el cociente de dos números enteros irreducibles.

Synonyms

divisiónpartepedazoquebradoracional

This word in other languages

fraction(English)fraction(Français)Bruchteil(Deutsch)fração(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • farcción
  • ffracción
  • fraccinó
  • fracciónn
  • fraccóin
  • fracicón
  • fración
  • fracsión
  • frcación
  • frracción
  • rfacción

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fracción - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

farcción2ffracción1fraccinó2fracciónn1fraccóin2fracicón2fración1fracsión1
Edit distance from "fracción"

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 "fracción"?
"fracción" is spelled F-R-A-C-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɾakˈsjõn].
What does "fracción" mean?
As a noun, "fracción" means: Separación de alguna cosa en partes.
What words are commonly confused with "fracción"?
"fracción" is commonly confused with "fricción", "fracciones", "ficción". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fracción"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fracción" is [fɾakˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fracción" come from?
"fracción" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gabriela#8,806generoso#8,807excesiva#8,799grandeza#8,809

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

frontal11 variantsEscobar11 variantsdetallada11 variantsMercurio11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list