teletón

/[t̪eleˈt̪õn]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,860

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

teletón is aSpanishnoun. It means: Colecta anual para la rehabilitación de niños discapacitados y lisiados, que tiene lugar bajo la forma de un espectáculo televisivo continuo, que dura más de un día, llamando a la gente a aportar s... Pronounced [t̪eleˈt̪õn]. Often confused with telón and teléfono.

Key facts for teletón
PropertyValue
Headwordteletón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t̪eleˈt̪õn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,860
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for teletón is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪eleˈt̪õn]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,860 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Colecta anual para la rehabilitación de niños discapacitados y lisiados, que tiene lugar bajo la forma de un espectáculo televisivo continuo, que dura más de un día, llamando a la gente a aportar s...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for teletón, with forms such as "etletón", "teeltón", and "teletnó". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "telón", "teléfono", 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 teletón, spelled T-E-L-E-T-Ó-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Colecta anual para la rehabilitación de niños discapacitados y lisiados, que tiene lugar bajo la forma de un espectáculo televisivo continuo, que dura más de un día, llamando a la gente a aportar su dinero hasta alcanzar la suma final definida o meta.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etletón,teeltón,teletnó,telettón,teletónn,teleótn,telletón,telteón,tleetón,tteletón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for teletón

Misspelling Variants of "teletón"

etletón7teeltón7teletnó7telettón8teletónn8teleótn7telletón8telteón7
Misspelling Variants of "teletón"

Frequency rank: #29,860 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "teletón"?
"teletón" is spelled T-E-L-E-T-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t̪eleˈt̪õn].
What does "teletón" mean?
As a noun, "teletón" means: Colecta anual para la rehabilitación de niños discapacitados y lisiados, que tiene lugar bajo la forma de un espectáculo televisivo continuo, que dura más de un día, llamando a la gente a aportar s...
What words are commonly confused with "teletón"?
"teletón" is commonly confused with "telón", "teléfono". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teletón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teletón" is [t̪eleˈt̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teletón" come from?
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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.