metacognición
Spanish, noun[met̪akoɣ̞niˈsjõn]
metacognición is spelled M-E-T-A-C-O-G-N-I-C-I-Ó-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish, the 176,328th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Metacognición is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “metacognition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Observación sistemática de los propios procesos mentales (percepción, atención, memorización, lectura…”.
What does metacognición mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemetacognition
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Observación sistemática de los propios procesos mentales (percepción, atención, memorización, lectura, escritura, comprensión, comunicación, etc.) para entender cómo operan y regular su operatividad. Es un tipo de conocimiento autorreflexivo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of metacognición
- metacogniciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce metacognición?
- [met̪akoɣ̞niˈsjõn]
- [met̪akoɣ̞nisiˈõn]
- [met̪akoɣ̞niˈθjõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to metacognición
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is metacognición in Spanish?
metacognición appears about once in every 23 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).