somnolencia
[sõmnoˈlẽnsja]
The verdict
“somnolencia” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #48,087 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #48,087
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deseo de dormir.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | somnolencia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [sõmnoˈlẽnsja] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #48,087 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “somnolencia” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for somnolencia is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [sõmnoˈlẽnsja]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,087 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 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for somnolencia, with forms such as "osmnolencia", "smonolencia", and "sommnolencia". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is somnolencia, spelled S-O-M-N-O-L-E-N-C-I-A.
Definition
- 1Deseo de dormir.
- 2Reducción de actividad o capacidades debido a una fuerte necesidad de dormir.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: osmnolencia,smonolencia,sommnolencia,somnloencia,somnnolencia,somnoelncia,somnolecnia,somnolencai,somnolenccia,somnolenica,somnolenncia,somnolensia,somnollencia,somnolnecia,somonlencia,sonmolencia,ssomnolencia
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of somnolencia - 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.
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 “somnolencia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-O-M-N-O-L-E-N-C-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [sõmnoˈlẽnsja] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.