reflection

/ɹɪˈflɛk.ʃən/

//ɹɪˈflɛk.ʃən// noun

The verdict

“reflection” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,893 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,893
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-reflection · reflection · Spanish

reflection · rank #98,893 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,893
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH referiré

Nearest frequency peer: referiré (-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 “reflection”

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 “reflection” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reflection
PropertyValue
Headwordreflection
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɪˈflɛk.ʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “reflection” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).reflectioncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “referiré” (#98,892), “reflexioné” (#98,894), “reformadora” (#98,895). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “reflection” va en #98,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reflection is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,893 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɪˈflɛk.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reflexión.".

Zero misspellings are on record for reflection in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is reflection, spelled R-E-F-L-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reflexión.

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 "reflection"?
"reflection" is spelled R-E-F-L-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈflɛk.ʃən/.
What does "reflection" mean?
As a noun, "reflection" means: Reflexión.
How do you pronounce "reflection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reflection" is /ɹɪˈflɛk.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reflection" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list