semana

[seˈmana]

/[seˈmana]/ noun

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The verdict

“semana” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #271. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#271
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Período de siete días consecutivos que generalmente se considera que comienza en lunes y concluye en domingo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-semana · semana · Spanish

semana · rank #271 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #271
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH pasa

Nearest frequency peer: pasa (-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 “semana”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “semana” 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).

semana vs sena
67% similar
semana vs serán
50% similar
semana vs sepan
67% similar

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

Key facts for semana
PropertyValue
Headwordsemana
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seˈmana]
Letters6
Frequency rank#271
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “semana”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.semanacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pasa” (#270), “tienes” (#272), “mañana” (#269). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “semana” va en #271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around semana (IPA [seˈmana]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #271 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for semana, with forms such as "cemana", "esmana", and "seamna". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sena", "serán", "sepan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is semana, spelled S-E-M-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Período de siete días consecutivos que generalmente se considera que comienza en lunes y concluye en domingo.
  2. 2
    Cualquier período de siete días consecutivos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mis amigos y yo vamos al centro los fines de semana.

This word in other languages

week(English)semaine(Français)Woche(Deutsch)semana(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cemana
  • esmana
  • seamna
  • semaan
  • semanna
  • semmana
  • semnaa
  • smeana
  • ssemana

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of semana - 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.

cemana1esmana2seamna2semaan2semanna1semmana1semnaa2smeana2
Edit distance from "semana"

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 "semana"?
"semana" is spelled S-E-M-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈmana].
What does "semana" mean?
As a noun, "semana" means: Período de siete días consecutivos que generalmente se considera que comienza en lunes y concluye en domingo.
What words are commonly confused with "semana"?
"semana" is commonly confused with "sena", "serán", "sepan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "semana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "semana" is [seˈmana]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "semana" come from?
"semana" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tienes#272mañana#269dinero#274social#276

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

algunas9 variantssiendo9 variantspueblo9 variantsbuenos9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list