micción

[mikˈsjõn]

/[mikˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“micción” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,194 among 36,142 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,194
frequency rank, Spanish
36,142
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de propulsar la orina desde la vejiga hacia el exterior por vía de la uretra, mediante la contracción del músculo detrusor y la relajación del esfínter interno en el varón y el exte...

Key facts for micción
PropertyValue
Headwordmicción
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mikˈsjõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,194
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “micción” 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). micción 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

micción is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,194 among 36,142 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mikˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for micción, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is micción, spelled M-I-C-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de propulsar la orina desde la vejiga hacia el exterior por vía de la uretra, mediante la contracción del músculo detrusor y la relajación del esfínter interno en el varón y el externo en ambos sexos
  2. 2
    Secreción líquida de los riñones, conducida a la vejiga por los uréteres y expedida por la uretra.

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 "micción"?
"micción" is spelled M-I-C-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [mikˈsjõn].
What does "micción" mean?
As a noun, "micción" means: Acción y efecto de propulsar la orina desde la vejiga hacia el exterior por vía de la uretra, mediante la contracción del músculo detrusor y la relajación del esfínter interno en el varón y el exte...
How do you pronounce "micción"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "micción" is [mikˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "micción" come from?
"micción" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “micción”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-I-C-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mikˈsjõn] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list