Simeón
[simeˈõn]
The verdict
“Simeón” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #47,414 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #47,414
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Simeón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [simeˈõn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #47,414 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Simeón” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Simeón is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [simeˈõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,414 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Simeón, with forms such as "cimeón", "ismeón", and "siemón". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Sion", "Simon", "simio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Simeón, spelled S-I-M-E-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de varón.
- 2Apellido
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cimeón,ismeón,siemón,simenó,simeónn,simmeón,simóen,smieón,ssimeón
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Simeón - 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.
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.
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Using “Simeón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-I-M-E-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [simeˈõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Sion” - see the side-by-side comparison. Simeón vs Sion
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.