habilitación

Name: habilitación, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[aβ̞ilit̪aˈsjõn]

/[aβ̞ilit̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“habilitación” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #21,693 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#21,693
frequency rank, Spanish: 12
letters: 19
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de habilitar. Dar u obtener la habilidad, capacidad, autoridad, adecuación o medios para poder hacer algo, lograrlo o servir para un fin.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

habilitación vs habitación

83% similar

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

Key facts for habilitación
Property	Value
Headword	habilitación
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[aβ̞ilit̪aˈsjõn]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#21,693
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “habilitación” 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). habilitación lands here:

#21,693

#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 habilitación is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aβ̞ilit̪aˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,693 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for habilitación, with forms such as "ahbilitación", "habbilitación", and "habiiltación". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "habitación", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is habilitación, spelled H-A-B-I-L-I-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

1
Acción o efecto de habilitar. Dar u obtener la habilidad, capacidad, autoridad, adecuación o medios para poder hacer algo, lograrlo o servir para un fin.
2
Puesto (cargo, oficina) del habilitado (que hace el pago y cobro de dineros de alguna institución oficial, o sirve de suplente judicial).
3
Cinta impresa que se adhiere a una caja de tabacos para indicar que se ha autorizado su venta al público.
4
Conjunto de bienes domésticos que aporta cada uno de los novios para su matrimonio.
5
Examen o prueba con que se demuestran los conocimientos necesarios para aprobar un curso o carrera de estudios.

Synonyms

ajuar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahbilitación,habbilitación,habiiltación,habiliatción,habilitacción,habilitacinó,habilitaciónn,habilitacóin,habilitaicón,habilitasión,habilitcaión,habilittación,habillitación,habiltiación,habliitación,haiblitación,havilitación,hbailitación,hhabilitación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of habilitación - 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 "habilitación"

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 "habilitación"?

"habilitación" is spelled H-A-B-I-L-I-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aβ̞ilit̪aˈsjõn].

What does "habilitación" mean?

As a noun, "habilitación" means: Acción o efecto de habilitar. Dar u obtener la habilidad, capacidad, autoridad, adecuación o medios para poder hacer algo, lograrlo o servir para un fin.

What words are commonly confused with "habilitación"?

"habilitación" is commonly confused with "habitación". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "habilitación"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "habilitación" is [aβ̞ilit̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "habilitación" come from?

"habilitación" 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 “habilitación”

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

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

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.