lesión

[leˈsjõn]

/[leˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“lesión” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,631. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,631
frequency rank, Spanish
2,069
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cambio dañino en la morfología o estructura de una parte del cuerpo u organismo al sufrir detrimento a consecuencia de un golpe, una herida o una enfermedad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-lesion · lesión · Spanish

lesión · rank #5,631 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,631
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,069
  • PHOTO-FINISH lavado

Nearest frequency peer: lavado (-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 “lesión”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “lesión” 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).

lesión vs lion
50% similar
lesión vs listón
67% similar
lesión vs loción
67% similar

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

Key facts for lesión
PropertyValue
Headwordlesión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leˈsjõn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,631
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “lesión”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).lesióncae 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 “lavado” (#5,630), “literaria” (#5,632), “juicios” (#5,629). Entre 2,069 lemas con “L”, “lesión” va en #5,631. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lesión (IPA [leˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,631 among 2,069 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lesión, with forms such as "elsión", "leisón", and "lesinó". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "lion", "listón", "loción", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is lesión, spelled L-E-S-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cambio dañino en la morfología o estructura de una parte del cuerpo u organismo al sufrir detrimento a consecuencia de un golpe, una herida o una enfermedad.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cualquier tipo de cambio dañino o maligno.
  3. 3
    Delito que consiste en ocasionar un daño físico, financiero o psíquico a una persona, animal o entidad.

This word in other languages

lesion(English)lésion(Français)Läsion(Deutsch)lesão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elsión
  • leisón
  • lesinó
  • lesiónn
  • lessión
  • lesóin
  • llesión
  • lseión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lesión - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elsión2leisón2lesinó2lesiónn1lessión1lesóin2llesión1lseión2
Edit distance from "lesión"

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 "lesión"?
"lesión" is spelled L-E-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [leˈsjõn].
What does "lesión" mean?
As a noun, "lesión" means: Cambio dañino en la morfología o estructura de una parte del cuerpo u organismo al sufrir detrimento a consecuencia de un golpe, una herida o una enfermedad.
What words are commonly confused with "lesión"?
"lesión" is commonly confused with "lion", "listón", "loción". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lesión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lesión" is [leˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lesión" come from?
"lesión" 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 "lesión", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lavado#5,630harina#5,624habrán#5,622oculta#5,642

Similar misspelling depth

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

lleguen8 variantsquemar8 variantsrepite8 variantsserás8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list