inatención

[inat̪ẽnˈsjõn]

/[inat̪ẽnˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“inatención” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carencia de atención.

Corpus desk

Index ES-inatencion · inatención · Spanish

inatención · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for inatención
PropertyValue
Headwordinatención
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[inat̪ẽnˈsjõn]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “inatención” en español

inatenciónqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

inatención is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [inat̪ẽnˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Carencia de atención.".

No misspelling variants are generated for inatención in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is inatención, spelled I-N-A-T-E-N-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carencia de atención.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "inatención"?
"inatención" is spelled I-N-A-T-E-N-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [inat̪ẽnˈsjõn].
What does "inatención" mean?
As a noun, "inatención" means: Carencia de atención.
How do you pronounce "inatención"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "inatención" is [inat̪ẽnˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "inatención" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list