populación
[populaˈsjõn]
The verdict
“populación” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de poblar un determinado lugar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | populación |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [populaˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “populación” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
populación is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [populaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción o efecto de poblar un determinado lugar.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for populación in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is populación, spelled P-O-P-U-L-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de poblar un determinado lugar.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “populación”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-P-U-L-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [populaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.