jabón

[xaˈβ̞õn]

/[xaˈβ̞õn]/ noun

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The verdict

“jabón” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,826. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,826
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sustancia alcalina obtenida de la combinación de grasa animal con álcali y utilizada para propósitos de limpieza por sus propiedades anfóteras.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jabon · jabón · Spanish

jabón · rank #8,826 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,826
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jamaica

Nearest frequency peer: Jamaica (+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 “jabón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “jabón” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jabón vs Jan
40% similar
jabón vs Jaén
40% similar
jabón vs Jano
20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jabón
PropertyValue
Headwordjabón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xaˈβ̞õn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,826
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “jabón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).jabóncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Jamaica” (#8,827), “intentaba” (#8,824), “judía” (#8,828). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jabón” va en #8,826. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around jabón (IPA [xaˈβ̞õn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,826 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for jabón, with forms such as "ajbón", "jabbón", and "jabnó". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Jan", "Jaén", "Jano", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is jabón, spelled J-A-B-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia alcalina obtenida de la combinación de grasa animal con álcali y utilizada para propósitos de limpieza por sus propiedades anfóteras.
  2. 2
    Sustancia de propiedades similares, aunque no esté obtenida por saponificación.
  3. 3
    Pastilla de estas sustancias.
  4. 4
    Conmoción repentina del ánimo producida por el miedo y la sorpresa.

Synonyms

julepesusto

This word in other languages

soap(English)savon(Français)Seife(Deutsch)sabonete(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajbón
  • jabbón
  • jabnó
  • jabónn
  • javón
  • jaóbn
  • jbaón
  • jjabón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jabón - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ajbón2jabbón1jabnó2jabónn1javón1jaóbn2jbaón2jjabón1
Edit distance from "jabón"

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 "jabón"?
"jabón" is spelled J-A-B-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [xaˈβ̞õn].
What does "jabón" mean?
As a noun, "jabón" means: Sustancia alcalina obtenida de la combinación de grasa animal con álcali y utilizada para propósitos de limpieza por sus propiedades anfóteras.
What words are commonly confused with "jabón"?
"jabón" is commonly confused with "Jan", "Jaén", "Jano". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jabón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jabón" is [xaˈβ̞õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jabón" come from?
"jabón" 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 "jabón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

judía#8,828karen#8,829hilos#8,814guías#8,810

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

molino8 variantspierdo8 variantsrelata8 variantsAlcalá8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list