fracción

See also: fraccion

Galician

Alternative forms

• fracçom, fraçom, fração (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /fɾakˈθjoŋ/ [fɾɑkˈθjoŋ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /fɾakˈθjoŋ/ [fɾɑkˈθjoŋ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /fɾakˈsjoŋ/ [fɾɑkˈsjoŋ]

• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: frac‧ción

Noun

fracción f (plural fraccións)

1. fraction

Further reading

• “fracción”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Latin frangō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin fractiōnembor.

Spanish fracción

Borrowed from Latin fractiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾaɡˈθjon/ [fɾaɣ̞ˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /fɾaɡˈsjon/ [fɾaɣ̞ˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: frac‧ción

Noun

fracción f (plural fracciones)

1. fraction
2. part, fragment
3. (politics) faction, splinter group

Derived terms

• fracción común

Related terms

• fractura
• frágil
• fragmento
• fragor
• fragoso
• frangir

Further reading

• “fracción”, 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