sustentación

[sust̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]

/[sust̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“sustentación” has 19 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,876. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,876
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fuerza generada sobre una superficie sustentadora en ángulos rectos al flujo de aire a su alrededor.

Key facts for sustentación
PropertyValue
Headwordsustentación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sust̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#43,876
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sustentación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sustentación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around sustentación (IPA [sust̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,876 among 34,953 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fuerza generada sobre una superficie sustentadora en ángulos rectos al flujo de aire a su alrededor.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for sustentación, with forms such as "ssustentación", "ssutentación", and "susetntación". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sustentación, spelled S-U-S-T-E-N-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fuerza generada sobre una superficie sustentadora en ángulos rectos al flujo de aire a su alrededor.

This word in other languages

lift(English)portance(Français)sustentação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ssustentación
  • ssutentación
  • susetntación
  • susstentación
  • sustenatción
  • sustenntación
  • sustentacción
  • sustentacinó
  • sustentaciónn
  • sustentacóin
  • sustentaicón
  • sustentasión
  • sustentcaión
  • sustenttación
  • sustetnación
  • sustnetación
  • susttentación
  • sutsentación
  • usstentación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sustentación - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ssustentación1ssutentación2susetntación2susstentación1sustenatción2sustenntación1sustentacción1sustentacinó2
Edit distance from "sustentación"

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 "sustentación"?
"sustentación" is spelled S-U-S-T-E-N-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sust̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn].
What does "sustentación" mean?
As a noun, "sustentación" means: Fuerza generada sobre una superficie sustentadora en ángulos rectos al flujo de aire a su alrededor.
What are common misspellings of "sustentación"?
Common misspellings include "ssustentación", "ssutentación", "susetntación", "susstentación", "sustenatción". The correct spelling is "sustentación".
How do you pronounce "sustentación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sustentación" is [sust̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sustentación" come from?
"sustentación" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “sustentación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-U-S-T-E-N-T-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sust̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list