son

/[ˈsõn]/ noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#40

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

son is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sonido rítmico. Pronounced [ˈsõn]. It ranks #40 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with su and st.

Key facts for son
PropertyValue
Headwordson
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsõn]
Letters3
Frequency rank#40
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of son in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for son is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #40 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for son in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Spanish patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "su", "st", "sy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is son, spelled S-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sonido rítmico.
  2. 2
    Tipo de canción popular.
  3. 3
    Aviso, difusión o noticia de algo.
  4. 4
    Razón que se da para justificar o explicar un modo de proceder; excusa, pretexto.
  5. 5
    Forma o modo de hacer o decir, en particular el característico de un individuo, grupo, época, etc.

Frequency rank: #40 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "son"?
"son" is spelled S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsõn].
What does "son" mean?
As a noun, "son" means: Sonido rítmico.
What words are commonly confused with "son"?
"son" is commonly confused with "su", "st", "sy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "son"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "son" is [ˈsõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "son" come from?
"son" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter S in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.