sección

[sekˈsjõn]

/[sekˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“sección” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,330. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,330
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sección vs sesión
71% similar
sección vs succión
86% similar
sección vs secesión
75% similar

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

Key facts for sección
PropertyValue
Headwordsección
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sekˈsjõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,330
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sección” 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). sección lands here:

#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 10 spelling variants around sección (IPA [sekˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,330 among 34,953 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sección, with forms such as "cección", "escción", and "sceción". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "sesión", "succión", "secesión", and more, 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sección, spelled S-E-C-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de cortar o de seccionar.
  2. 2
    Representación de la imagen visible al practicar una sección₁ de una figura sobre un determinado plano.
  3. 3
    Cada una de las partes en que puede cortarse o dividirse un todo.
  4. 4
    En particular, cada uno de los grupos funcionales dentro de una organización.
  5. 5
    En particular, cada una de las partes dedicadas a un tema específico en una publicación periódica.
  6. 6
    Pequeña unidad, de pocas decenas de hombres comandados por un oficial particular, superior al pelotón e inferior a la compañía.
  7. 7
    Conjunto de oficiales generales que, retirados del servicio activo, sirven en alguna capacidad administrativa, asesora o logística.
  8. 8
    Cada una de las partes o actos que conforman una función teatral.
  9. 9
    Cada una de las funciones que se representan el mismo día, en distinto horario.

Synonyms

sección de reservasesión

This word in other languages

section(English)section(Français)Abschnitt(Deutsch)seção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cección,escción,sceción,seccinó,secciónn,seccóin,secicón,seción,secsión,ssección

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sección - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cección1escción2sceción2seccinó2secciónn1seccóin2secicón2seción1
Edit distance from "sección"

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 "sección"?
"sección" is spelled S-E-C-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sekˈsjõn].
What does "sección" mean?
As a noun, "sección" means: Acción o efecto de cortar o de seccionar.
What words are commonly confused with "sección"?
"sección" is commonly confused with "sesión", "succión", "secesión". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sección"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sección" is [sekˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sección" come from?
"sección" 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 “sección”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-C-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sekˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sesión” - see the side-by-side comparison. sección vs sesión
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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