# Esmeralda

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/ · frequency rank #38,390

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Spanish.
2. A barangay of Balungao, Pangasinan, Philippines.

## Etymology
From Spanish esmeralda (“emerald”), as first used in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo.

## Easily confused with
- **emerald** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emerald-vs-esmeralda)

## Common misspellings (13)
`emseralda`, `esemralda`, `esmearlda`, `esmeradla`, `esmeralad`, `esmeraldda`, `esmerallda`, `esmerlada`, `esmerralda`, `esmmeralda`, `esmrealda`, `essmeralda`, `semeralda`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/esmeralda