indiscreción

[ĩn̪d̪iskɾeˈsjõn]

/[ĩn̪d̪iskɾeˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“indiscreción” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,890 among 22,782 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,890
frequency rank, Spanish
22,782
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Falta de discreción o prudencia en el modo de comportarse de una persona

Key facts for indiscreción
PropertyValue
Headwordindiscreción
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩn̪d̪iskɾeˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#60,890
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “indiscreción” 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). indiscreción lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

indiscreción is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,890 among 22,782 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ĩn̪d̪iskɾeˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for indiscreción, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is indiscreción, spelled I-N-D-I-S-C-R-E-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Falta de discreción o prudencia en el modo de comportarse de una persona
  2. 2
    Acción o dicho indiscreto, imprudente o inadecuado

This word in other languages

indiscretion(English)indiscrétion(Français)indiscrição(Português)

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 "indiscreción"?
"indiscreción" is spelled I-N-D-I-S-C-R-E-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪d̪iskɾeˈsjõn].
What does "indiscreción" mean?
As a noun, "indiscreción" means: Falta de discreción o prudencia en el modo de comportarse de una persona
How do you pronounce "indiscreción"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indiscreción" is [ĩn̪d̪iskɾeˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indiscreción" come from?
"indiscreción" 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 “indiscreción”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is I-N-D-I-S-C-R-E-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ĩn̪d̪iskɾeˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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