solution

/səˈluː.ʃən/

//səˈluː.ʃən// noun

The verdict

“solution” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,992 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,992
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Solución.

Corpus desk

Index ES-solution · solution · Spanish

solution · rank #64,992 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,992
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH solucionados

Nearest frequency peer: solucionados (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “solution”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “solution” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for solution
PropertyValue
Headwordsolution
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/səˈluː.ʃən/
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,992
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “solution” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).solutioncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “solucionados” (#64,991), “somebody” (#64,993), “sorbos” (#64,994). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “solution” va en #64,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

solution is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,992 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /səˈluː.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Solución.".

solution has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is solution, spelled S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Solución.

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 "solution"?
"solution" is spelled S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /səˈluː.ʃən/.
What does "solution" mean?
As a noun, "solution" means: Solución.
How do you pronounce "solution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "solution" is /səˈluː.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "solution" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list