esmerado

[esmeˈɾað̞o]

/[esmeˈɾað̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“esmerado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,372 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,372
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que obra (alguien) o se hace (algo) con esmero, cuidado, precisión o diligencia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esmerado · esmerado · Spanish

esmerado · rank #69,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,372
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escuálido

Nearest frequency peer: escuálido (-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 “esmerado”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for esmerado
PropertyValue
Headwordesmerado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[esmeˈɾað̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#69,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “esmerado” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).esmeradocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “escuálido” (#69,371), “esperanzadora” (#69,373), “escultórica” (#69,370). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esmerado” va en #69,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esmerado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,372 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [esmeˈɾað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que obra (alguien) o se hace (algo) con esmero, cuidado, precisión o diligencia.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for esmerado in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is esmerado, spelled E-S-M-E-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que obra (alguien) o se hace (algo) con esmero, cuidado, precisión o diligencia.

Synonyms

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 "esmerado"?
"esmerado" is spelled E-S-M-E-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esmeˈɾað̞o].
What does "esmerado" mean?
As an adjective, "esmerado" means: Que obra (alguien) o se hace (algo) con esmero, cuidado, precisión o diligencia.
How do you pronounce "esmerado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esmerado" is [esmeˈɾað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esmerado" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "esmerado", 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