transition

/tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/

//tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən// noun

The verdict

“transition” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,540 among 3,005 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,540
frequency rank, Spanish
3,005
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transición.

Corpus desk

Index ES-transition · transition · Spanish

transition · rank #81,540 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,540
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,005
  • PHOTO-FINISH transcurriendo

Nearest frequency peer: transcurriendo (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “transition”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “transition” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for transition
PropertyValue
Headwordtransition
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,540
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “transition” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).transitioncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “transcurriendo” (#81,539), “transitivo” (#81,541), “transa” (#81,538). Entre 3,005 lemas con “T”, “transition” va en #81,540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

transition is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,540 among 3,005 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Transición.".

No misspelling variants are generated for transition in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is transition, spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transición.

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 "transition"?
"transition" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/.
What does "transition" mean?
As a noun, "transition" means: Transición.
How do you pronounce "transition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "transition" is /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "transition" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list