esnórquel
[esˈnoɾkel]
The verdict
“esnórquel” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dispositivo en forma de tubo que sirve para suministrar aire a una persona para que pueda respirar bajo el agua.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esnórquel |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈnoɾkel] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esnórquel” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
esnórquel is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈnoɾkel]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for esnórquel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is esnórquel, spelled E-S-N-Ó-R-Q-U-E-L.
Definition
- 1Dispositivo en forma de tubo que sirve para suministrar aire a una persona para que pueda respirar bajo el agua.
- 2Práctica recreativa que consiste en bucear y observar lo que hay bajo el agua usando esnórquel, aletas, gafas, entre otras cosas.
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.
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Using “esnórquel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-N-Ó-R-Q-U-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈnoɾkel] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.