levitación

[leβ̞it̪aˈsjõn]

/[leβ̞it̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“levitación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,952 among 17,327 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,952
frequency rank, Spanish
17,327
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de quedar algo o alguien suspendido en el aire sin que en apariencia nada lo sujete.

Key facts for levitación
PropertyValue
Headwordlevitación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[leβ̞it̪aˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,952
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “levitación” 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). levitación lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

levitación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,952 among 17,327 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [leβ̞it̪aˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

levitación has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 levitación, spelled L-E-V-I-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de quedar algo o alguien suspendido en el aire sin que en apariencia nada lo sujete.
  2. 2
    Acción y efecto de quedar algo suspendido en el aire mediante del empleo de fuerzas electromagnéticas.

This word in other languages

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 "levitación"?
"levitación" is spelled L-E-V-I-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [leβ̞it̪aˈsjõn].
What does "levitación" mean?
As a noun, "levitación" means: Acción y efecto de quedar algo o alguien suspendido en el aire sin que en apariencia nada lo sujete.
How do you pronounce "levitación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "levitación" is [leβ̞it̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "levitación" come from?
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Using “levitación”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-V-I-T-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [leβ̞it̪aˈsjõn] (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