menstruación

Name: menstruación, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[mẽnst̪ɾwaˈsjõn]

/[mẽnst̪ɾwaˈsjõn]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“menstruación” has 19 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,528
frequency rank, Spanish: 36,142
“M” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Proceso cíclico fisiológico de las mujeres y hembras de los monos catarrínicos, sexualmente maduras, que ocurre con una frecuencia media aproximada de veintiocho días. Durante el ciclo menstrual, e...

Key facts for menstruación
Property	Value
Headword	menstruación
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[mẽnst̪ɾwaˈsjõn]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#26,528
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “menstruación” 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). menstruación lands here:

#26,528

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around menstruación (IPA [mẽnst̪ɾwaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,528 among 36,142 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Proceso cíclico fisiológico de las mujeres y hembras de los monos catarrínicos, sexualmente maduras, que ocurre con una frecuencia media aproximada de veintiocho días. Durante el ciclo menstrual, e...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for menstruación, with forms such as "emnstruación", "mennstruación", and "mensrtuación". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is menstruación, spelled M-E-N-S-T-R-U-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

1
Proceso cíclico fisiológico de las mujeres y hembras de los monos catarrínicos, sexualmente maduras, que ocurre con una frecuencia media aproximada de veintiocho días. Durante el ciclo menstrual, el cuerpo de la mujer se prepara para un eventual embarazo, produciéndose un sangrado vaginal fruto de la descamación del endometrio, como consecuencia de la brusca deprivación hormonal al final del ciclo femenino si no se ha producido la implantación de un blastocito.

Synonyms

período regla

This word in other languages

menstruation(English)menstruation(Français)Menstruation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

emnstruación
mennstruación
mensrtuación
mensstruación
menstraución
menstrruación
menstruacción
menstruacinó
menstruaciónn
menstruacóin
menstruaicón
menstruasión
menstrucaión
mensttruación
mensturación
mentsruación
mesntruación
mmenstruación
mnestruación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of menstruación - 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.

Edit distance from "menstruación"

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 "menstruación"?

"menstruación" is spelled M-E-N-S-T-R-U-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mẽnst̪ɾwaˈsjõn].

What does "menstruación" mean?

As a noun, "menstruación" means: Proceso cíclico fisiológico de las mujeres y hembras de los monos catarrínicos, sexualmente maduras, que ocurre con una frecuencia media aproximada de veintiocho días. Durante el ciclo menstrual, e...

What are common misspellings of "menstruación"?

Common misspellings include "emnstruación", "mennstruación", "mensrtuación", "mensstruación", "menstraución". The correct spelling is "menstruación".

How do you pronounce "menstruación"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menstruación" is [mẽnst̪ɾwaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "menstruación" come from?

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Using “menstruación”

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

The one correct Spanish spelling is M-E-N-S-T-R-U-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [mẽnst̪ɾwaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.