esfínter
[esˈfĩn̪t̪eɾ]
The verdict
“esfínter” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,237 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,237
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Músculo en forma de anillo con que se abre y cierra el orificio de una cavidad del cuerpo para dar salida a algún excremento o secreción, o para retenerlos; como el de la vejiga de la orina o el de...
Corpus desk
Index ES-esfinter · esfínter · Spanish
esfínter · rank #59,237 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,237
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH escultórico
Nearest frequency peer: escultórico (-2 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 “esfínter”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- escoltados
escoltados
40,769 corpus weight
- escribirán
escribirán
40,768 corpus weight
- escultórico
escultórico
40,766 corpus weight
- esfínter
esfínter
40,764 corpus weight
- eslovacos
eslovacos
40,762 corpus weight
- esquimales
esquimales
40,760 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “esfínter” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esfínter |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈfĩn̪t̪eɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #59,237 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “esfínter” en español
Rare enough to double-check
esfínter is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,237 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈfĩn̪t̪eɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Músculo en forma de anillo con que se abre y cierra el orificio de una cavidad del cuerpo para dar salida a algún excremento o secreción, o para retenerlos; como el de la vejiga de la orina o el de...".
Zero misspellings are on record for esfínter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is esfínter, spelled E-S-F-Í-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Músculo en forma de anillo con que se abre y cierra el orificio de una cavidad del cuerpo para dar salida a algún excremento o secreción, o para retenerlos; como el de la vejiga de la orina o el del ano.
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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