esfinge
[esˈfĩŋxe]
The verdict
“esfinge” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #35,026 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #35,026
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En la mitología griega, monstruo representado como una leona alada con cabeza y tetas, que planteaba dilemas irresolvibles.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esfinge |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈfĩŋxe] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #35,026 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esfinge” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for esfinge is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈfĩŋxe]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,026 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for esfinge, with forms such as "efsinge", "esffinge", and "esfigne". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is esfinge, spelled E-S-F-I-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1En la mitología griega, monstruo representado como una leona alada con cabeza y tetas, que planteaba dilemas irresolvibles.
- 2En el arte egipcio antiguo, estatua de una esfinge tendida sobre sus cuatro patas.
- 3(Sphingidae) Cualquiera de los lepidópteros glosados de la familia Sphingidae, del clado Ditrysia de cuerpo robusto y vuelo generalmente rápido; la mayoría de ellas tienen las alas anteriores estrechas y apuntadas, aunque algunas tienen las alas más anchas, festoneadas y vuelan con mayor lentitud. Las alas suelen mantenerse planas y dirigidas hacia atrás, como flechas, durante el reposo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efsinge,esffinge,esfigne,esfineg,esfingge,esfinnge,esfnige,esifnge,essfinge,sefinge
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esfinge - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “esfinge”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-F-I-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈfĩŋxe] (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.