obnubilación
Spanish, noun[oβ̞nuβ̞ilaˈsjõn]
obnubilación is spelled O-B-N-U-B-I-L-A-C-I-Ó-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 41 million words in written Spanish, the 227,226th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obnubilación is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “inability to think clearly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Estado de confusión mental”.
What does obnubilación mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinability to think clearly
- 2
feminineclouding of consciousness, a decreased level of alertness, characterised by the ability to respond correctly to complex tasks, but with difficulty; obtundation; obnubilation; brain fog
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Estado de confusión mental. 2. Visión borrosa de los objetos.
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 obnubilación
- obnubilaciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obnubilación?
- [oβ̞nuβ̞ilaˈsjõn]
- [oβ̞nuβ̞ilasiˈõn]
- [oβ̞nuβ̞ilaˈθjõn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is obnubilación in Spanish?
obnubilación appears about once in every 41 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).