entremés
[ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈmes]
The verdict
“entremés” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,121 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,121
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquiera de los manjares, como encurtidos, aceitunas, etc., que ponen en las mesas para picar de ellos mientras se sirven los platos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entremés |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈmes] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #79,121 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “entremés” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
entremés is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,121 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈmes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for entremés in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is entremés, spelled E-N-T-R-E-M-É-S.
Definition
- 1Cualquiera de los manjares, como encurtidos, aceitunas, etc., que ponen en las mesas para picar de ellos mientras se sirven los platos.
- 2Pieza dramática jocosa y de un solo acto, que solía representarse entre una y otra jornada de la comedia, y primitivamente alguna vez en medio de una jornada.
- 3Especie de máscara o mojiganga.
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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Using “entremés”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-T-R-E-M-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ẽn̪t̪ɾeˈmes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.