ionósfera
[joˈnosfeɾa]
The verdict
“ionósfera” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capa de la atmósfera terrestre que se encuentra entre la mesosfera y la exosfera, cuya extensión comienza aproximadamente entre 80 y 120 kilómetros de altura sobre la superficie terrestre, prolongá...
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Index ES-ionosfera · ionósfera · Spanish
ionósfera · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ionósfera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [joˈnosfeɾa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ionósfera” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ionósfera is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [joˈnosfeɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capa de la atmósfera terrestre que se encuentra entre la mesosfera y la exosfera, cuya extensión comienza aproximadamente entre 80 y 120 kilómetros de altura sobre la superficie terrestre, prolongá...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ionósfera, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is ionósfera, spelled I-O-N-Ó-S-F-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Capa de la atmósfera terrestre que se encuentra entre la mesosfera y la exosfera, cuya extensión comienza aproximadamente entre 80 y 120 kilómetros de altura sobre la superficie terrestre, prolongándose hasta entre 500 y 1000 kilómetros de altura sobre la capa de la tierra terrestre. Dentro de esta capa, existe la radiación ultravioleta, pero sobre todo los rayos gamma y rayos X provenientes del Sol, provocan la ionización de átomos de sodio.
Synonyms
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.