equilibrista
[ekiliˈβ̞ɾist̪a]
The verdict
“equilibrista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,882 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,882
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona cuyos espectáculos consisten en caminar a lo largo de una cuerda tensada.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | equilibrista |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ekiliˈβ̞ɾist̪a] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #90,882 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “equilibrista” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
equilibrista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,882 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ekiliˈβ̞ɾist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona cuyos espectáculos consisten en caminar a lo largo de una cuerda tensada.".
equilibrista has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is equilibrista, spelled E-Q-U-I-L-I-B-R-I-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1Persona cuyos espectáculos consisten en caminar a lo largo de una cuerda tensada.
Synonyms
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-Q-U-I-L-I-B-R-I-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ekiliˈβ̞ɾist̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.