persuasión

[peɾswaˈsjõn]

/[peɾswaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“persuasión” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,618
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - La acción de persuadir, la condición de estar persuadido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-persuasion · persuasión · Spanish

persuasión · rank #30,618 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,618
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH Perkins

Nearest frequency peer: Perkins (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “persuasión”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “persuasión” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

persuasión vs percusión
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for persuasión
PropertyValue
Headwordpersuasión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɾswaˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#30,618
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “persuasión”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).persuasióncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Perkins” (#30,617), “piquetes” (#30,619), “perdonan” (#30,616). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “persuasión” va en #30,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around persuasión (IPA [peɾswaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,618 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "La acción de persuadir, la condición de estar persuadido.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for persuasión, with forms such as "eprsuasión", "perrsuasión", and "persausión". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "percusión", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is persuasión, spelled P-E-R-S-U-A-S-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    La acción de persuadir, la condición de estar persuadido.

This word in other languages

persuasion(English)persuasion(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprsuasión
  • perrsuasión
  • persausión
  • perssuasión
  • persuación
  • persuaisón
  • persuasinó
  • persuasiónn
  • persuassión
  • persuasóin
  • persusaión
  • perusasión
  • pesruasión
  • ppersuasión
  • presuasión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of persuasión - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eprsuasión2perrsuasión1persausión2perssuasión1persuación1persuaisón2persuasinó2persuasiónn1
Edit distance from "persuasión"

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 "persuasión"?
"persuasión" is spelled P-E-R-S-U-A-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾswaˈsjõn].
What does "persuasión" mean?
As a noun, "persuasión" means: La acción de persuadir, la condición de estar persuadido.
What words are commonly confused with "persuasión"?
"persuasión" is commonly confused with "percusión". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "persuasión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persuasión" is [peɾswaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persuasión" come from?
"persuasión" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "persuasión", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pragmática#30,626resaltando#30,648mutilación#30,585Salvadores#30,665

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

mainstream15 variantslongitudes15 variantsTlatelolco15 variantsindigencia15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list