espadaña
[espaˈð̞aɲa]
The verdict
“espadaña” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,968 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,968
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Muro elevado sobre la fachada con vanos para poner campanas. Es habitual en las iglesias de estilo románico rural que carecen de torre.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espadaña |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [espaˈð̞aɲa] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #80,968 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espadaña” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
espadaña is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,968 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [espaˈð̞aɲa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for espadaña in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is espadaña, spelled E-S-P-A-D-A-Ñ-A.
Definition
- 1Muro elevado sobre la fachada con vanos para poner campanas. Es habitual en las iglesias de estilo románico rural que carecen de torre.
- 2Nombre común de las plantas del género Typha, herbáceas del Orden Poales, de 1 a 3 m de altura, como la totora (Typha latifolia).
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “espadaña”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-A-D-A-Ñ-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.