premonición

[pɾemoniˈsjõn]

/[pɾemoniˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“premonición” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,467 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,467
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Presagio, apercibimiento, augurio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-premonicion · premonición · Spanish

premonición · rank #52,467 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,467
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH predadores

Nearest frequency peer: predadores (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “premonición”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “premonición” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for premonición
PropertyValue
Headwordpremonición
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɾemoniˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,467
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “premonición” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).premonicióncae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “predadores” (#52,466), “preparará” (#52,468), “precisamos” (#52,465). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “premonición” va en #52,467. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

premonición is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,467 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾemoniˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for premonición, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is premonición, spelled P-R-E-M-O-N-I-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Presagio, apercibimiento, augurio.
  2. 2
    Señal o advertencia que se da o lanza a alguien desde un punto de vista moral.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how premonición appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «A pesar de los libros, de escribir, y de sus contados amigos, Bianca siempre había llevado consigo una tristeza interna, inherente a ella, una constante melancolía que entonces se explicaba a sí misma como una especie de premonición acerca de lo que le iba a tocar vivir».
  2. «Solo al final descubrimos que se trataba de un anticipo abstracto, de una premonición teórica de la muda capital que hace de Pereira, por un día de su vida, un héroe».

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "premonición"?
"premonición" is spelled P-R-E-M-O-N-I-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾemoniˈsjõn].
What does "premonición" mean?
As a noun, "premonición" means: Presagio, apercibimiento, augurio.
How do you pronounce "premonición"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "premonición" is [pɾemoniˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "premonición" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list