section

Name: section, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈsɛk.ʃən/

//ˈsɛk.ʃən// noun

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

The verdict

“section” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,384 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,384
frequency rank, Spanish: 34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sección.

Key facts for section
Property	Value
Headword	section
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈsɛk.ʃən/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#57,384
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “section” 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). section lands here:

#57,384

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

section is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,384 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɛk.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sección.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for section, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is section, spelled S-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

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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 "section"?

"section" is spelled S-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛk.ʃən/.

What does "section" mean?

As a noun, "section" means: Sección.

How do you pronounce "section"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "section" is /ˈsɛk.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "section" come from?

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Using “section”

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

The one correct Spanish spelling is S-E-C-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈsɛk.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.