separación

[sepaɾaˈsjõn]

/[sepaɾaˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“separación” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,881. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,881
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de separar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-separacion · separación · Spanish

separación · rank #3,881 · 16 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,881
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH Salta

Nearest frequency peer: Salta (-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 “separación”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “separación” 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).

separación vs separaron
70% similar
separación vs superación
80% similar
separación vs separaciones
75% similar

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

Key facts for separación
PropertyValue
Headwordseparación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sepaɾaˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#3,881
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “separación”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).separacióncae 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 “Salta” (#3,880), “sucedido” (#3,882), “salsa” (#3,879). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “separación” va en #3,881. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around separación (IPA [sepaɾaˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,881 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for separación, with forms such as "ceparación", "esparación", and "seapración". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "separaron", "superación", "separaciones", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is separación, spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de separar.
  2. 2
    Espacio o distanciamiento que hay entre dos o más objetos.
  3. 3
    Dícese también de cualquier tipo de interrupción de la vida conyugal.

This word in other languages

separation(English)séparation(Français)Trennung(Deutsch)separação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ceparación
  • esparación
  • seapración
  • sepaarción
  • separacción
  • separacinó
  • separaciónn
  • separacóin
  • separaicón
  • separasión
  • separcaión
  • separración
  • sepparación
  • sepraación
  • spearación
  • sseparación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of separación - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ceparación1esparación2seapración2sepaarción2separacción1separacinó2separaciónn1separacóin2
Edit distance from "separación"

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 "separación"?
"separación" is spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sepaɾaˈsjõn].
What does "separación" mean?
As a noun, "separación" means: Acción o efecto de separar.
What words are commonly confused with "separación"?
"separación" is commonly confused with "separaron", "superación", "separaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "separación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "separación" is [sepaɾaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "separación" come from?
"separación" 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 "separación", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

matemáticas16 variantsdeterminado16 variantsinteresados16 variantsverdaderos16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list