ebanista

[eβ̞aˈnist̪a]

/[eβ̞aˈnist̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“ebanista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #89,810 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,810
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona cuyo oficio es la creación y tallado de obras en madera fina, como el ébano. A diferencia del carpintero, se especializa en el tallado de molduras y bajorrelieves.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ebanista · ebanista · Spanish

ebanista · rank #89,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,810
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH earthquake

Nearest frequency peer: earthquake (-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 “ebanista”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ebanista
PropertyValue
Headwordebanista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eβ̞aˈnist̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#89,810
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “ebanista” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.ebanistacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “earthquake” (#89,809), “Echave” (#89,812), “eclécticos” (#89,813). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “ebanista” va en #89,810. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ebanista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #89,810 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eβ̞aˈnist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona cuyo oficio es la creación y tallado de obras en madera fina, como el ébano. A diferencia del carpintero, se especializa en el tallado de molduras y bajorrelieves.".

No misspelling variants are generated for ebanista in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is ebanista, spelled E-B-A-N-I-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona cuyo oficio es la creación y tallado de obras en madera fina, como el ébano. A diferencia del carpintero, se especializa en el tallado de molduras y bajorrelieves.

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 "ebanista"?
"ebanista" is spelled E-B-A-N-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eβ̞aˈnist̪a].
What does "ebanista" mean?
As a noun, "ebanista" means: Persona cuyo oficio es la creación y tallado de obras en madera fina, como el ébano. A diferencia del carpintero, se especializa en el tallado de molduras y bajorrelieves.
How do you pronounce "ebanista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ebanista" is [eβ̞aˈnist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ebanista" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ebanista", 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