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 May 6, 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...

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

Where “usucapión” sits in Spanish frequency

usucapión falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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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Using “usucapión”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is U-S-U-C-A-P-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [usukaˈpjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list