satisfacción

[sat̪isfakˈsjõn]

/[sat̪isfakˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“satisfacción” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,943. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,943
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sentimiento de placer y contento, por haber dado cumplimiento a una necesidad o gusto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-satisfaccion · satisfacción · Spanish

satisfacción · rank #4,943 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,943
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sanciones

Nearest frequency peer: sanciones (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “satisfacción”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “satisfacción” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

satisfacción vs satisfacciones
79% similar

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

Key facts for satisfacción
PropertyValue
Headwordsatisfacción
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sat̪isfakˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#4,943
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “satisfacción”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).satisfaccióncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “sanciones” (#4,942), “sexy” (#4,944), “salvaje” (#4,941). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “satisfacción” va en #4,943. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around satisfacción (IPA [sat̪isfakˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,943 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for satisfacción, with forms such as "astisfacción", "saitsfacción", and "satifsacción". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "satisfacciones", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is satisfacción, spelled S-A-T-I-S-F-A-C-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sentimiento de placer y contento, por haber dado cumplimiento a una necesidad o gusto.
  2. 2
    Acción de cumplir con un requerimiento, anhelo, sentimiento, queja o cualquier otra razón de una parte contraria.
  3. 3
    Acción de cumplir con una necesidad u obligación.
  4. 4
    Estado de ánimo altanero y soberbio.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ha sido una satisfacción volver a verte.
  2. Hemos dado satisfacción al pago de las deudas.

Synonyms

contentoplacergustoagradocumplimientoreparaciónpagocumplimientoaliviosoberbiaaltaneríapresunción

Antonyms

insatisfaccióndisgusto

This word in other languages

satisfaction(English)satisfaction(Français)Genugtuung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • astisfacción
  • saitsfacción
  • satifsacción
  • satisafcción
  • satisfaccinó
  • satisfacciónn
  • satisfaccóin
  • satisfacicón
  • satisfación
  • satisfacsión
  • satisfcación
  • satisffacción
  • satissfacción
  • satsifacción
  • sattisfacción
  • ssatisfacción
  • staisfacción

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

astisfacción2saitsfacción2satifsacción2satisafcción2satisfaccinó2satisfacciónn1satisfaccóin2satisfacicón2
Edit distance from "satisfacción"

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 "satisfacción"?
"satisfacción" is spelled S-A-T-I-S-F-A-C-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sat̪isfakˈsjõn].
What does "satisfacción" mean?
As a noun, "satisfacción" means: Sentimiento de placer y contento, por haber dado cumplimiento a una necesidad o gusto.
What words are commonly confused with "satisfacción"?
"satisfacción" is commonly confused with "satisfacciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "satisfacción"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "satisfacción" is [sat̪isfakˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "satisfacción" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sorprendente#4,949investigador#4,912dispositivos#4,884proporcionar#4,826

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

corporación17 variantsconveniente17 variantscolombianos17 variantscontinental17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list