esmeril
[esmeˈɾil]
The verdict
“esmeril” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mineral negruzco, formado principalmente por corindón, por su dureza usado para opacar vidrio y pulir metales.
Corpus desk
Index ES-esmeril · esmeril · Spanish
esmeril · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esmeril |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esmeˈɾil] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “esmeril” en español
Rare enough to double-check
esmeril is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [esmeˈɾil]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mineral negruzco, formado principalmente por corindón, por su dureza usado para opacar vidrio y pulir metales.".
esmeril has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is esmeril, spelled E-S-M-E-R-I-L.
Definition
- 1Mineral negruzco, formado principalmente por corindón, por su dureza usado para opacar vidrio y pulir metales.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.