ingestión

[ĩŋxesˈt̪jõn]

/[ĩŋxesˈt̪jõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“ingestión” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,710. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,710
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de ingerir

Corpus desk

Index ES-ingestion · ingestión · Spanish

ingestión · rank #32,710 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,710
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH inferir

Nearest frequency peer: inferir (-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 “ingestión”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ingestión” 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
Key facts for ingestión
PropertyValue
Headwordingestión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ĩŋxesˈt̪jõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,710
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ingestión”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ingestióncae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “inferir” (#32,709), “inhabilitado” (#32,711), “inmorales” (#32,712). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “ingestión” va en #32,710. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around ingestión (IPA [ĩŋxesˈt̪jõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,710 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Acción o efecto de ingerir".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for ingestión, with forms such as "ignestión", "inegstión", and "ingesitón". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ingestión, spelled I-N-G-E-S-T-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de ingerir

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mas luego, viéndole, oyéndole y tratándole, reconocí en él cualidades de hombre entero, sesudo, tenaz, de viril discernimiento sin fantasía, que me reconciliaron con aquel hábito suyo de la ingestión de chorizos cuando los demás tomamos café o chocolate.

Synonyms

ingesta

This word in other languages

ingestion(English)ingestion(Français)ingestão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ignestión
  • inegstión
  • ingesitón
  • ingesstión
  • ingestinó
  • ingestiónn
  • ingesttión
  • ingestóin
  • ingetsión
  • inggestión
  • ingsetión
  • inngestión
  • nigestión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ingestión - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ignestión2inegstión2ingesitón2ingesstión1ingestinó2ingestiónn1ingesttión1ingestóin2
Edit distance from "ingestión"

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 "ingestión"?
"ingestión" is spelled I-N-G-E-S-T-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩŋxesˈt̪jõn].
What does "ingestión" mean?
As a noun, "ingestión" means: Acción o efecto de ingerir
What are common misspellings of "ingestión"?
Common misspellings include "ignestión", "inegstión", "ingesitón", "ingesstión", "ingestinó". The correct spelling is "ingestión".
How do you pronounce "ingestión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ingestión" is [ĩŋxesˈt̪jõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ingestión" come from?
"ingestión" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

inmorales#32,712indefensa#32,707Inocencio#32,714jovencito#32,727

Similar misspelling depth

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

guardamos13 variantsgrabador13 variantsmarginado13 variantsmedallista13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list