represión

Name: represión, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[repɾeˈsjõn]

/[repɾeˈsjõn]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“represión” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,194. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,194
frequency rank, Spanish: 48,955
“R” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-represion · represión · Spanish

represión · rank #4,194 · 14 variants · 7 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #4,194
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-DENSE 48,955
PHOTO-FINISH representar

Nearest frequency peer: representar (-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.

refugio

95,810
regalos

95,809
representar

95,808
represión

95,807
Ruiz

95,806
sacerdote

95,805

What this shows Bars show where “represión” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

represión vs represor

67% similar

represión vs represiva

78% similar

represión vs repulsión

78% similar

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

Key facts for represión
Property	Value
Headword	represión
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[repɾeˈsjõn]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#4,194
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “represión” 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). represión lands here:

#4,194

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around represión (IPA [repɾeˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,194 among 48,955 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for represión, with forms such as "erpresión", "repersión", and "reppresión". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "represor", "represiva", "repulsión", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 represión, spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-I-Ó-N.

Definition

1
Acción o efecto de reprimir.
2
Acción o efecto de represar.
3
Acción ejercida, generalmente desde el poder, para neutralizar, detener, eliminar, etc. de forma violenta a los colectivos discrepantes u opositores de la política o de la sociedad.

This word in other languages

repression(English)répression(Français)Repression(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

erpresión
repersión
reppresión
repreción
repreisón
represinó
represiónn
repressión
represóin
reprresión
reprseión
rerpesión
rperesión
rrepresión

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "represión"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "represión"?

"represión" is spelled R-E-P-R-E-S-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [repɾeˈsjõn].

What does "represión" mean?

As a noun, "represión" means: Acción o efecto de reprimir.

What words are commonly confused with "represión"?

"represión" is commonly confused with "represor", "represiva", "repulsión". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "represión"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "represión" is [repɾeˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "represión" come from?

"represión" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sacerdote#4,196 Sebastián#4,197 recepción#4,189 liderazgo#4,171

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

territorial14 variants contestar14 variants creciendo14 variants favoritos14 variants

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.