gentrificación

[xẽn̪t̪ɾifikaˈsjõn]

/[xẽn̪t̪ɾifikaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“gentrificación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,434 among 17,549 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,434
frequency rank, Spanish
17,549
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de gentrificar.

Key facts for gentrificación
PropertyValue
Headwordgentrificación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xẽn̪t̪ɾifikaˈsjõn]
Letters14
Frequency rank#69,434
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gentrificación” 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). gentrificación lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

gentrificación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,434 among 17,549 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [xẽn̪t̪ɾifikaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción o efecto de gentrificar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gentrificación, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is gentrificación, spelled G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de gentrificar.

This word in other languages

gentrification(English)gentrification(Français)

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

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-E-N-T-R-I-F-I-C-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [xẽn̪t̪ɾifikaˈsjõn] (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