mortificación

[moɾt̪ifikaˈsjõn]

/[moɾt̪ifikaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“mortificación” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #93,305 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#93,305
frequency rank, Spanish
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de mortificar o mortificarse.

Key facts for mortificación
PropertyValue
Headwordmortificación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[moɾt̪ifikaˈsjõn]
Letters13
Frequency rank#93,305
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mortificación” 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). mortificación lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for mortificación is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [moɾt̪ifikaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #93,305 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for mortificación in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is mortificación, spelled M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de mortificar o mortificarse.
  2. 2
    Lo que mortifica.

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 "mortificación"?
"mortificación" is spelled M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [moɾt̪ifikaˈsjõn].
What does "mortificación" mean?
As a noun, "mortificación" means: Acción y efecto de mortificar o mortificarse.
How do you pronounce "mortificación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mortificación" is [moɾt̪ifikaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mortificación" come from?
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Using “mortificación”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is M-O-R-T-I-F-I-C-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [moɾt̪ifikaˈsjõn] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list