equilibrista

[ekiliˈβ̞ɾist̪a]

/[ekiliˈβ̞ɾist̪a]/ noun

The verdict

“equilibrista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,882 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,882
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona cuyos espectáculos consisten en caminar a lo largo de una cuerda tensada.

Corpus desk

Index ES-equilibrista · equilibrista · Spanish

equilibrista · rank #90,882 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,882
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH equidistantes

Nearest frequency peer: equidistantes (-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 “equilibrista”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for equilibrista
PropertyValue
Headwordequilibrista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ekiliˈβ̞ɾist̪a]
Letters12
Frequency rank#90,882
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “equilibrista” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.equilibristacae 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: “equidistantes” (#90,881), “epitafios” (#90,880), “epinefrina” (#90,879). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “equilibrista” va en #90,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

equilibrista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,882 among 5,243 “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

  1. 1
    Persona 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "equilibrista"?
"equilibrista" is spelled E-Q-U-I-L-I-B-R-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ekiliˈβ̞ɾist̪a].
What does "equilibrista" mean?
As a noun, "equilibrista" means: Persona cuyos espectáculos consisten en caminar a lo largo de una cuerda tensada.
How do you pronounce "equilibrista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "equilibrista" is [ekiliˈβ̞ɾist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "equilibrista", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list