esgrimir

[esɣ̞ɾiˈmiɾ]

/[esɣ̞ɾiˈmiɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“esgrimir” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #67,717 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,717
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jugar o manejar la espada, el sable y otras armas blancas, reparando y deteniendo los golpes del contrario, o acometiéndole.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esgrimir · esgrimir · Spanish

esgrimir · rank #67,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,717
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH esgrimen

Nearest frequency peer: esgrimen (-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 “esgrimir”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for esgrimir
PropertyValue
Headwordesgrimir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[esɣ̞ɾiˈmiɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#67,717
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “esgrimir” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).esgrimircae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “esgrimen” (#67,716), “esmaltado” (#67,718), “escribiremos” (#67,715). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esgrimir” va en #67,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esgrimir is uncommon Spanish at frequency #67,717 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [esɣ̞ɾiˈmiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for esgrimir, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is esgrimir, spelled E-S-G-R-I-M-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jugar o manejar la espada, el sable y otras armas blancas, reparando y deteniendo los golpes del contrario, o acometiéndole.
  2. 2
    Usar una cosa como arma, para atacar, defenderse o lograr algún objetivo; proponer y defender un argumento.

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 "esgrimir"?
"esgrimir" is spelled E-S-G-R-I-M-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [esɣ̞ɾiˈmiɾ].
What does "esgrimir" mean?
As a verb, "esgrimir" means: Jugar o manejar la espada, el sable y otras armas blancas, reparando y deteniendo los golpes del contrario, o acometiéndole.
How do you pronounce "esgrimir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esgrimir" is [esɣ̞ɾiˈmiɾ]. 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 "esgrimir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list