transformación
[t̪ɾãnsfoɾmaˈsjõn]
The verdict
“transformación” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,746 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,746
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 14
- letters
- 23
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de transformar o de transformarse (en sus diferentes acepciones).
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 | transformación |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t̪ɾãnsfoɾmaˈsjõn] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #3,746 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “transformación” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for transformación is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t̪ɾãnsfoɾmaˈsjõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,746 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for transformación, with forms such as "rtansformación", "tarnsformación", and "tranfsormación". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "transformaron", "transportación", "transformaciones", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is transformación, spelled T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-C-I-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de transformar o de transformarse (en sus diferentes acepciones).
- 2Suceso natural durante el cual ciertas células obtienen material génico de otras.
- 3Operación por la que un conjunto de componentes geométricos se modifica en otro, cuyos componentes resultantes —uno o varios— conciernen a cada componente del primer conjunto.
- 4Operación que constituye formalmente una correlación sintáctica importante entre dos frases de un idioma, pasándose de la primera a la segunda o al contrario.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtansformación,tarnsformación,tranfsormación,trannsformación,transfformación,transfomración,transforamción,transformacción,transformacinó,transformaciónn,transformacóin,transformaicón,transformasión,transformcaión,transformmación,transforrmación,transfromación,transofrmación,transsformación,trasnformación,trnasformación,trransformación,ttransformación
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of transformación - 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.
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 “transformación”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t̪ɾãnsfoɾmaˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “transformaron” - see the side-by-side comparison. transformación vs transformaron
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.