incomprensión

[ĩŋkõmpɾẽnˈsjõn]

/[ĩŋkõmpɾẽnˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“incomprensión” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #38,179 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#38,179
frequency rank, Spanish
13
letters
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — La ausencia o falta de comprensión.

Key facts for incomprensión
PropertyValue
Headwordincomprensión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩŋkõmpɾẽnˈsjõn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#38,179
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “incomprensión” 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). incomprensión lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for incomprensión is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩŋkõmpɾẽnˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,179 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "La ausencia o falta de comprensión.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for incomprensión, with forms such as "icnomprensión", "inccomprensión", and "incmoprensión". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 incomprensión, spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-R-E-N-S-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
    La ausencia o falta de comprensión.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: icnomprensión,inccomprensión,incmoprensión,incommprensión,incompernsión,incompprensión,incomprención,incomprenisón,incomprennsión,incomprensinó,incomprensiónn,incomprenssión,incomprensóin,incompresnión,incomprnesión,incomprrensión,incomrpensión,incopmrensión,inncomprensión,inocmprensión,nicomprensión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

icnomprensión2inccomprensión1incmoprensión2incommprensión1incompernsión2incompprensión1incomprención1incomprenisón2
Edit distance from "incomprensión"

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 "incomprensión"?
"incomprensión" is spelled I-N-C-O-M-P-R-E-N-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩŋkõmpɾẽnˈsjõn].
What does "incomprensión" mean?
As a noun, "incomprensión" means: La ausencia o falta de comprensión.
What are common misspellings of "incomprensión"?
Common misspellings include "icnomprensión", "inccomprensión", "incmoprensión", "incommprensión", "incompernsión". The correct spelling is "incomprensión".
How do you pronounce "incomprensión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incomprensión" is [ĩŋkõmpɾẽnˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incomprensión" come from?
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Using “incomprensión”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-C-O-M-P-R-E-N-S-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩŋkõmpɾẽnˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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