usucapión

[usukaˈpjõn]

/[usukaˈpjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“usucapión” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obtención de la propiedad de bienes o derechos sobre algo, por haber hecho uso o ejercido posesión sobre ello durante el tiempo que la ley establece. Es un modo originario de acceder a la propiedad...

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Index ES-usucapion · usucapión · Spanish

usucapión · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for usucapión
PropertyValue
Headwordusucapión
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[usukaˈpjõn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “usucapión” en español

usucapiónno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

usucapión is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [usukaˈpjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obtención de la propiedad de bienes o derechos sobre algo, por haber hecho uso o ejercido posesión sobre ello durante el tiempo que la ley establece. Es un modo originario de acceder a la propiedad...".

No misspelling variants are generated for usucapión in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is usucapión, spelled U-S-U-C-A-P-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obtención de la propiedad de bienes o derechos sobre algo, por haber hecho uso o ejercido posesión sobre ello durante el tiempo que la ley establece. Es un modo originario de acceder a la propiedad de las cosas, en contraposición a la adquisición derivada que se transmite por venta, donación o herencia.

Synonyms

w:prescripción adquisitiva

Antonyms

w:Prescripción (derecho)

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "usucapión"?
"usucapión" is spelled U-S-U-C-A-P-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [usukaˈpjõn].
What does "usucapión" mean?
As a noun, "usucapión" means: Obtención de la propiedad de bienes o derechos sobre algo, por haber hecho uso o ejercido posesión sobre ello durante el tiempo que la ley establece. Es un modo originario de acceder a la propiedad...
How do you pronounce "usucapión"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "usucapión" is [usukaˈpjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "usucapión" come from?
"usucapión" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list