polarización

Name: polarización, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[polaɾisaˈsjõn]

/[polaɾisaˈsjõn]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“polarización” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,179
frequency rank, Spanish: 48,357
“P” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - División aguda o profunda de una población o conjunto de personas en grupos opuestos.

Key facts for polarización
Property	Value
Headword	polarización
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[polaɾisaˈsjõn]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#16,179
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “polarización” 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). polarización lands here:

#16,179

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around polarización (IPA [polaɾisaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,179 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for polarización, with forms such as "oplarización", "ploarización", and "poalrización". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is polarización, spelled P-O-L-A-R-I-Z-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

1
División aguda o profunda de una población o conjunto de personas en grupos opuestos.
2
La acción y el efecto de producir o adquirir rayos de luz o en general cualquier radiación electromagnética que se comporten de forma diferente en direcciones diferentes.
3
La acción y el efecto de cambiar las condiciones físicas de un medio para que se comporte de forma diferente en diferentes direcciones.
4
La producción o adquisición de polaridad.
5
La condición de tener polaridad.
6
La acción y el efecto de separar las cargas eléctricas en un sistema.
7
La acción y el efecto de concentrar en sentidos, direcciones, temas, posturas etc opuestos.

This word in other languages

polarization(English)polarisation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

oplarización
ploarización
poalrización
polairzación
polariazción
polarizacción
polarizacinó
polarizaciónn
polarizacóin
polarizaicón
polarizasión
polarizcaión
polarizzación
polarrización
polarziación
pollarización
polraización
ppolarización

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "polarización"

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 "polarización"?

"polarización" is spelled P-O-L-A-R-I-Z-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [polaɾisaˈsjõn].

What does "polarización" mean?

As a noun, "polarización" means: División aguda o profunda de una población o conjunto de personas en grupos opuestos.

What are common misspellings of "polarización"?

Common misspellings include "oplarización", "ploarización", "poalrización", "polairzación", "polariazción". The correct spelling is "polarización".

How do you pronounce "polarización"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polarización" is [polaɾisaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "polarización" come from?

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Using “polarización”

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

The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-L-A-R-I-Z-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [polaɾisaˈsjõn] (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.