reflexión

[reflekˈsjõn]

/[reflekˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“reflexión” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,656 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,656
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o resultado de reflexionar.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reflexión vs reflexivo
78% similar
reflexión vs reflexiva
78% similar
reflexión vs reflexionar
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reflexión
PropertyValue
Headwordreflexión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reflekˈsjõn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#3,656
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reflexión” 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). reflexión lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for reflexión is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reflekˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,656 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for reflexión, with forms such as "erflexión", "refelxión", and "refflexión". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "reflexivo", "reflexiva", "reflexionar", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is reflexión, spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o resultado de reflexionar.
  2. 2
    Acción o resultado de reflejar
  3. 3
    Acción o resultado de reflectar.
  4. 4
    Fenómeno por el cual un rayo de luz que incide sobre una superficie es reflejado. El ángulo con la normal a esa superficie que forman los rayos incidente y reflejado son iguales. Se produce también un fenómeno de absorción diferencial en la superficie, por el cual la energía y espectro del rayo reflejado no coinciden con la del incidente.
  5. 5
    En mecánica ondulatoria y acústica hay un fenómeno idéntico al de la reflexión óptica. En este caso, lo que se absorbe o refleja, ya no es luz, sino ondas.
  6. 6
    Proceso de trasladar o copiar todos los puntos de una figura a otra posición equidistante de una recta denominada eje de simetría. El resultado final es una imagen especular de la original.
  7. 7
    Se refiere al proceso de meditar.
  8. 8
    Característica de algunos lenguajes de programación como Java que permite obtener información de los componentes de un programa durante su ejecución.
  9. 9
    A un nivel mental, valorar diversas opciones, valoraciones, datos, o cualquier cosa observable o imaginable, y en consecuencia, terminar proyectando un pensamiento final acerca de lo observado.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erflexión,refelxión,refflexión,refleixón,reflexinó,reflexiónn,reflexxión,reflexóin,refllexión,reflxeión,relfexión,rfelexión,rreflexión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erflexión2refelxión2refflexión1refleixón2reflexinó2reflexiónn1reflexxión1reflexóin2
Edit distance from "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 "reflexión"?
"reflexión" is spelled R-E-F-L-E-X-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [reflekˈsjõn].
What does "reflexión" mean?
As a noun, "reflexión" means: Acción o resultado de reflexionar.
What words are commonly confused with "reflexión"?
"reflexión" is commonly confused with "reflexivo", "reflexiva", "reflexionar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reflexión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reflexión" is [reflekˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reflexión" come from?
"reflexión" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “reflexión”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-F-L-E-X-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [reflekˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “reflexivo” - see the side-by-side comparison. reflexión vs reflexivo
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list