inanición

[inaniˈsjõn]

/[inaniˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“inanición” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,417. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,417
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Notable debilidad física por falta de alimento o por otras causas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-inanicion · inanición · Spanish

inanición · rank #41,417 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,417
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inamovible

Nearest frequency peer: inamovible (-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 “inanición”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “inanición” 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).

inanición vs intuición
78% similar
inanición vs inacción
78% similar
inanición vs ignición
78% similar

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

Key facts for inanición
PropertyValue
Headwordinanición
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[inaniˈsjõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,417
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “inanición”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.inanicióncae 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 “inamovible” (#41,416), “incesantemente” (#41,418), “imputar” (#41,415). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “inanición” va en #41,417. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around inanición (IPA [inaniˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,417 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Notable debilidad física por falta de alimento o por otras causas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for inanición, with forms such as "iannición", "inainción", and "inanciión". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "intuición", "inacción", "ignición", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is inanición, spelled I-N-A-N-I-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Notable debilidad física por falta de alimento o por otras causas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how inanición appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Asimismo, otro ejemplar joven se desplazó hasta la vega del río Bernesga, muy próximo a la capital leonesa, donde ha sido encontrado muerto, posiblemente por inanición».
  2. «Pero no lo pagué. Los varones más calificados de la villa certificaron que no había fallecido de muerte violenta sino de inanición».

Synonyms

debilidadextenuación

This word in other languages

inanition(English)inanition(Français)Auszehrung(Deutsch)inanição(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iannición
  • inainción
  • inanciión
  • inanicción
  • inanicinó
  • inaniciónn
  • inanicóin
  • inaniicón
  • inanisión
  • inannición
  • innaición
  • innanición
  • nianición

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of inanición - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iannición2inainción2inanciión2inanicción1inanicinó2inaniciónn1inanicóin2inaniicón2
Edit distance from "inanición"

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 "inanición"?
"inanición" is spelled I-N-A-N-I-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [inaniˈsjõn].
What does "inanición" mean?
As a noun, "inanición" means: Notable debilidad física por falta de alimento o por otras causas.
What words are commonly confused with "inanición"?
"inanición" is commonly confused with "intuición", "inacción", "ignición". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "inanición"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inanición" is [inaniˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inanición" come from?
"inanición" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imprecisa#41,413iniciador#41,429holograma#41,401interinos#41,434

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

guardaron13 variantsmadurando13 variantsestimaron13 variantspandereta13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list