pretermisión
[pɾet̪eɾmiˈsjõn]
The verdict
“pretermisión” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Falta por no haber hecho algo que o como se debía hacer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pretermisión |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɾet̪eɾmiˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pretermisión” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pretermisión is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɾet̪eɾmiˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
pretermisión has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pretermisión, spelled P-R-E-T-E-R-M-I-S-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Falta por no haber hecho algo que o como se debía hacer.
- 2Falta de cuidado o de atención a un asunto del cual se era responsable.
- 3Figura que consiste en hacer fijar la atención precisamente sobre aquello que se finge omitir o dejar de lado, como en "no voy a mencionar el salvajismo brutal de mi adversario".
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pretermisión”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-E-T-E-R-M-I-S-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [pɾet̪eɾmiˈsjõn] (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.