ilusionista

[ilusjoˈnist̪a]

/[ilusjoˈnist̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“ilusionista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,438 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,438
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Artista que usa medios artificiales para hacer creer que está logrando hacer cosas que aparentan ir contra las leyes de la ciencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ilusionista · ilusionista · Spanish

ilusionista · rank #65,438 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,438
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH iluminador

Nearest frequency peer: iluminador (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “ilusionista”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “ilusionista” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ilusionista
PropertyValue
Headwordilusionista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ilusjoˈnist̪a]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,438
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ilusionista” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ilusionistacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “iluminador” (#65,437), “idiot” (#65,436), “identitario” (#65,435). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “ilusionista” va en #65,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ilusionista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,438 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ilusjoˈnist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Artista que usa medios artificiales para hacer creer que está logrando hacer cosas que aparentan ir contra las leyes de la ciencia.".

Zero misspellings are on record for ilusionista in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ilusionista, spelled I-L-U-S-I-O-N-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Artista que usa medios artificiales para hacer creer que está logrando hacer cosas que aparentan ir contra las leyes de la ciencia.

Synonyms

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 "ilusionista"?
"ilusionista" is spelled I-L-U-S-I-O-N-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ilusjoˈnist̪a].
What does "ilusionista" mean?
As a noun, "ilusionista" means: Artista que usa medios artificiales para hacer creer que está logrando hacer cosas que aparentan ir contra las leyes de la ciencia.
How do you pronounce "ilusionista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ilusionista" is [ilusjoˈnist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ilusionista" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list