distracción

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin distractiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /distɾaɡˈθjon/ [d̪is.t̪ɾaɣ̞ˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /distɾaɡˈsjon/ [d̪is.t̪ɾaɣ̞ˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: dis‧trac‧ción

Noun

distracción f (plural distracciones)

1. distraction, diversion, amusement

   Synonym: ocio

Related terms

• distraer

Further reading

• “distracción”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025