superstición
[supeɾst̪iˈsjõn]
The verdict
“superstición” has 19 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #26,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,248
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de ideas extrañas e irracionales a la fe religiosa.
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 | superstición |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [supeɾst̪iˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #26,248 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “superstición” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around superstición (IPA [supeɾst̪iˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,248 among 34,953 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for superstición, with forms such as "spuerstición", "ssuperstición", and "sueprstición". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "supersticiones", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 superstición, spelled S-U-P-E-R-S-T-I-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de ideas extrañas e irracionales a la fe religiosa.
- 2Aprecio o miedo excesivos a las cosas ocultas y misteriosas.
- 3Creencia en una fuerza sobrenatural y oculta, en la cual se le atribuyen poderes a objetos y a eventos que por naturaleza no tienen.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- spuerstición
- ssuperstición
- sueprstición
- superrstición
- supersitción
- supersstición
- superstciión
- supersticción
- supersticinó
- supersticiónn
- supersticóin
- superstiicón
- superstisión
- supersttición
- supertsición
- supesrtición
- supperstición
- suprestición
- usperstición
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of superstición - 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 “superstición”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-P-E-R-S-T-I-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [supeɾst̪iˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “supersticiones” - see the side-by-side comparison. superstición vs supersticiones
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.