eslabón

[eslaˈβ̞õn]

/[eslaˈβ̞õn]/ noun

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The verdict

“eslabón” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,399. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,399
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Elemento que se entrelaza con otros para formar una cadena, en especial pieza en forma de anillo o formando una curva cerrada.

Corpus desk

Index ES-eslabon · eslabón · Spanish

eslabón · rank #23,399 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,399
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escalofríos

Nearest frequency peer: escalofríos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “eslabón”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “eslabón” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

eslabón vs estaban
71% similar
eslabón vs eslavos
57% similar
eslabón vs escalón
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for eslabón
PropertyValue
Headwordeslabón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eslaˈβ̞õn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,399
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “eslabón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).eslabóncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “escalofríos” (#23,398), “espanto” (#23,400), “equipada” (#23,397). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “eslabón” va en #23,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around eslabón (IPA [eslaˈβ̞õn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,399 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for eslabón, with forms such as "elsabón", "esalbón", and "eslabbón". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "estaban", "eslavos", "escalón", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is eslabón, spelled E-S-L-A-B-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Elemento que se entrelaza con otros para formar una cadena, en especial pieza en forma de anillo o formando una curva cerrada.
  2. 2
    Persona no esperada, perdida, desaparecida en tiempos; persona que uno no espera en la vida.

This word in other languages

link(English)maillon(Français)Kettenglied(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elsabón
  • esalbón
  • eslabbón
  • eslabnó
  • eslabónn
  • eslavón
  • eslaóbn
  • eslbaón
  • esllabón
  • esslabón
  • selabón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eslabón - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

elsabón2esalbón2eslabbón1eslabnó2eslabónn1eslavón1eslaóbn2eslbaón2
Edit distance from "eslabón"

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 "eslabón"?
"eslabón" is spelled E-S-L-A-B-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [eslaˈβ̞õn].
What does "eslabón" mean?
As a noun, "eslabón" means: Elemento que se entrelaza con otros para formar una cadena, en especial pieza en forma de anillo o formando una curva cerrada.
What words are commonly confused with "eslabón"?
"eslabón" is commonly confused with "estaban", "eslavos", "escalón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "eslabón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "eslabón" is [eslaˈβ̞õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "eslabón" come from?
"eslabón" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

espanto#23,400enviaba#23,396Everest#23,406fisuras#23,417

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

empujado11 variantsexistirá11 variantsflorece11 variantsincesto11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list