eight
[ˈei̯t]
The verdict
“eight” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,773 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,773
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la cifra 8.
Corpus desk
Index ES-eight · eight · Spanish
eight · rank #63,773 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,773
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH egocéntrica
Nearest frequency peer: egocéntrica (-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 “eight”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- drogan
drogan
36,234 corpus weight
- dualismo
dualismo
36,233 corpus weight
- egocéntrica
egocéntrica
36,229 corpus weight
- eight
eight
36,228 corpus weight
- ejecutable
ejecutable
36,226 corpus weight
- Elqui
Elqui
36,224 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “eight” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eight |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈei̯t] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #63,773 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “eight” en español
Rare enough to double-check
eight is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,773 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈei̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la cifra 8.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for eight, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is eight, spelled E-I-G-H-T.
Definition
- 1Palabra clave radiofónica del ICAO y NATO para la cifra 8.
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.
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