observación
Spanish, noun/obseɾbaˈθjon/
observación is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “observation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción de examinar a alguna persona, animal o cosa con detenimiento”.
What does observación mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobservation
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción de examinar a alguna persona, animal o cosa con detenimiento. 2. Aportes explicativos que se escriben al margen o al pie de un texto. 3. Comentario que complementa, enriquece o aclara un asunto en una discusión o charla. 4. Rectificación que se hace a quien expone o presenta una materia.
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 observación
- observaciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce observación?
- /obseɾbaˈθjon/
- [oβ̞.seɾ.β̞aˈθjõn]
- /obseɾbaˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to observación
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is observación in Spanish?
observación appears 17 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).