vacación

[bakaˈsjõn]

/[bakaˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“vacación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,040 among 1,793 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,040
frequency rank, Spanish
1,793
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de vacar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-vacacion · vacación · Spanish

vacación · rank #65,040 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,040
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,793
  • PHOTO-FINISH utilizándose

Nearest frequency peer: utilizándose (-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 “vacación”

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 “vacación” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for vacación
PropertyValue
Headwordvacación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bakaˈsjõn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,040
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “vacación” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).vacacióncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “utilizándose” (#65,039), “vajillas” (#65,042), “vanidosa” (#65,043). Entre 1,793 lemas con “V”, “vacación” va en #65,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vacación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,040 among 1,793 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [bakaˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for vacación in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is vacación, spelled V-A-C-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de vacar.
  2. 2
    Vacaciones.

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 "vacación"?
"vacación" is spelled V-A-C-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [bakaˈsjõn].
What does "vacación" mean?
As a noun, "vacación" means: Acción o efecto de vacar.
How do you pronounce "vacación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vacación" is [bakaˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vacación" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list