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
4,169
“S” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fuerza generada sobre una superficie sustentadora en ángulos rectos al flujo de aire a su alrededor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sustentacion · sustentación · Spanish

sustentación · rank #43,876 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,876
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH supernova

Nearest frequency peer: supernova (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “sustentación”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “sustentación” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sustentación
PropertyValue
Headwordsustentación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sust̪ẽn̪t̪aˈsjõn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#43,876
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sustentación”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sustentacióncae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “supernova” (#43,875), “suecas” (#43,874), “tardaba” (#43,880). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sustentación” va en #43,876. 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 4,169 “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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sustentación appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La sustentación es la principal fuerza que permite que una aeronave con alas se mantenga en vuelo, está mayor que el peso total de la aeronave y le permite despegar

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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sobreponerse#43,864transitorias#43,898reivindicado#43,826anónimamente#43,977

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

clasificaron19 variantscomprenderás19 variantsinvestigaron19 variantsenriqueciendo19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list