esbozar

[esβ̞oˈsaɾ]

/[esβ̞oˈsaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“esbozar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #58,484 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#58,484
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dibujar o trazar un esbozo, dibujar sin mayor definición.

Key facts for esbozar
PropertyValue
Headwordesbozar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[esβ̞oˈsaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,484
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “esbozar” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). esbozar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for esbozar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esβ̞oˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,484 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for esbozar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is esbozar, spelled E-S-B-O-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dibujar o trazar un esbozo, dibujar sin mayor definición.
  2. 2
    Dar a intuir la realización de un gesto corporal.

Synonyms

bosquejar

This word in other languages

sketch(English)esboçar(Português)

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 "esbozar"?
"esbozar" is spelled E-S-B-O-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [esβ̞oˈsaɾ].
What does "esbozar" mean?
As a verb, "esbozar" means: Dibujar o trazar un esbozo, dibujar sin mayor definición.
How do you pronounce "esbozar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esbozar" is [esβ̞oˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esbozar" come from?
"esbozar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “esbozar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-B-O-Z-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [esβ̞oˈsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list