espacio

[esˈpasjo]

/[esˈpasjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“espacio” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#625
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El contenido de un volumen, el conjunto de puntos, áreas ocupadas por un objeto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-espacio · espacio · Spanish

espacio · rank #625 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #625
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH entiendo

Nearest frequency peer: entiendo (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “espacio”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “espacio” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

espacio vs especie
71% similar
espacio vs estadio
71% similar
espacio vs espanto
71% similar

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

Key facts for espacio
PropertyValue
Headwordespacio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈpasjo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#625
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “espacio” en la frecuencia del español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).espaciocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “entiendo” (#624), “febrero” (#626), “economía” (#623). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around espacio (IPA [esˈpasjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #625 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for espacio, with forms such as "epsacio", "esapcio", and "espaccio". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "especie", "estadio", "espanto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is espacio, spelled E-S-P-A-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    El contenido de un volumen, el conjunto de puntos, áreas ocupadas por un objeto.
  2. 2
    La capacidad de almacenamiento de un lugar.
  3. 3
    Distancia o separación entre dos objetos o dos lugares.
  4. 4
    Extensión formada por una estructura de varias dimensiones que es ocupada por los cuerpos, sus trayectorias, la radiación, las ondas, etc.
  5. 5
    Es un espacio euclideano de tres dimensiones, donde cualquier punto puede ser representado por tres coordenadas.
  6. 6
    Es un conjunto de elementos con características comunes y con alguna estructura definida.
  7. 7
    El conjunto de lugares mas allá de las atmósferas de los planetas y que esta compuesto principalmente de vacío.
  8. 8
    Separación entre líneas o entre palabras o entre letras en un documento impreso.
  9. 9
    un campo que se comporta como un sólido sin coordenadas que se entiende como un valor y con efectividad sólo por la experiencia que de él se tenga. (Las dimensiones o coordenadas no se ven; se saben).
  10. 10
    Intervalo de tiempo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how espacio appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. tenemos disponible, la mitad del espacio en el terreno.
  2. espacio euclideano, espacio vectorial, espacio topológico, espacio métrico, etc.

Synonyms

período

This word in other languages

space(English)espace(Français)Raum(Deutsch)âmbito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsacio
  • esapcio
  • espaccio
  • espacoi
  • espaico
  • espasio
  • espcaio
  • esppacio
  • esspacio
  • sepacio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espacio - 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.

epsacio2esapcio2espaccio1espacoi2espaico2espasio1espcaio2esppacio1
Edit distance from "espacio"

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 "espacio"?
"espacio" is spelled E-S-P-A-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpasjo].
What does "espacio" mean?
As a noun, "espacio" means: El contenido de un volumen, el conjunto de puntos, áreas ocupadas por un objeto.
What words are commonly confused with "espacio"?
"espacio" is commonly confused with "especie", "estadio", "espanto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espacio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espacio" is [esˈpasjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espacio" come from?
"espacio" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

febrero#626opinión#630ustedes#619conocer#642

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

economía10 variantscalidad10 variantsiglesia10 variantsmercado10 variants

What to do next

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  • "espacio" maps to 13 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "especie". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #625 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list