slow motion
[esˈlow ˈmoʃõn]
The verdict
“slow motion” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Efecto de lentitud de movimiento que se obtiene al proyectar o rodar una película a mayor velocidad de la normal.
Corpus desk
Index ES-slow-motion · slow motion · Spanish
slow motion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | slow motion |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [esˈlow ˈmoʃõn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “slow motion” en español
Rare enough to double-check
slow motion is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [esˈlow ˈmoʃõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Efecto de lentitud de movimiento que se obtiene al proyectar o rodar una película a mayor velocidad de la normal.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for slow motion, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is slow motion, spelled S-L-O-W- -M-O-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Efecto de lentitud de movimiento que se obtiene al proyectar o rodar una película a mayor velocidad de la normal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how slow motion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Las manos de dos policías intentan retirar a Chema del sitio cogiéndole por los hombros, que en slow motion se resiste y grita.
Fíjate, agregó, que han usado muchas cámaras, una en cada arco y otra en cada banda, una en lo alto, dos con slow motion, una abierta y otra en medio plano.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.