graduación

[gɾað̞waˈsjõn]

/[gɾað̞waˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“graduación” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,990 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#9,990
frequency rank, Spanish
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — Escala₂ de distintos valores para poder medir o cuantificar la intensidad de algún fenómeno.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

graduación vs grabación
80% similar

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

Key facts for graduación
PropertyValue
Headwordgraduación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[gɾað̞waˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,990
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “graduación” 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). graduación lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for graduación is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [gɾað̞waˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,990 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for graduación, with forms such as "garduación", "ggraduación", and "gradaución". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "grabación", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is graduación, spelled G-R-A-D-U-A-C-I-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Escala₂ de distintos valores para poder medir o cuantificar la intensidad de algún fenómeno.
  2. 2
    Acción o efecto de graduar o de graduarse.
  3. 3
    Acto de entrega de título o reconocimiento a aquellos que se gradúan.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: garduación,ggraduación,gradaución,gradduación,graduacción,graduacinó,graduaciónn,graduacóin,graduaicón,graduasión,graducaión,graudación,grdauación,grraduación,rgaduación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "graduación"

garduación2ggraduación1gradaución2gradduación1graduacción1graduacinó2graduaciónn1graduacóin2
Edit distance from "graduación"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "graduación"?
"graduación" is spelled G-R-A-D-U-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [gɾað̞waˈsjõn].
What does "graduación" mean?
As a noun, "graduación" means: Escala₂ de distintos valores para poder medir o cuantificar la intensidad de algún fenómeno.
What words are commonly confused with "graduación"?
"graduación" is commonly confused with "grabación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "graduación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "graduación" is [gɾað̞waˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "graduación" come from?
"graduación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “graduación”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is G-R-A-D-U-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [gɾað̞waˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “grabación” - see the side-by-side comparison. graduación vs grabación
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list