ocupación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occupātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /okupaˈθjon/ [o.ku.paˈθjõn] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /okupaˈsjon/ [o.ku.paˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: o‧cu‧pa‧ción

Noun

ocupación f (plural ocupaciones)

1. occupation (the act of possessing a place)
2. occupation (the control of a region by a hostile army)
3. occupation (activity or task with which one occupies oneself)

   Synonyms: trabajo, oficio, empleo

Derived terms

• okupación

Related terms

• ocupacional
• ocupado
• ocupar

Further reading

• “ocupación”, 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