espagueti

[espaˈɣ̞et̪i]

/[espaˈɣ̞et̪i]/ noun

The verdict

“espagueti” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,305 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,305
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasta de harina en forma de cuerdas delgadas, más gruesos y largos que los fideos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-espagueti · espagueti · Spanish

espagueti · rank #56,305 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,305
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH espadachín

Nearest frequency peer: espadachín (-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 “espagueti”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for espagueti
PropertyValue
Headwordespagueti
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[espaˈɣ̞et̪i]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,305
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “espagueti” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.espagueticae 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: “espadachín” (#56,304), “Esmirna” (#56,303), “esfuerce” (#56,302). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espagueti” va en #56,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

espagueti is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,305 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [espaˈɣ̞et̪i]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pasta de harina en forma de cuerdas delgadas, más gruesos y largos que los fideos.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for espagueti, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 espagueti, spelled E-S-P-A-G-U-E-T-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasta de harina en forma de cuerdas delgadas, más gruesos y largos que los fideos.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "espagueti"?
"espagueti" is spelled E-S-P-A-G-U-E-T-I. The IPA pronunciation is [espaˈɣ̞et̪i].
What does "espagueti" mean?
As a noun, "espagueti" means: Pasta de harina en forma de cuerdas delgadas, más gruesos y largos que los fideos.
How do you pronounce "espagueti"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espagueti" is [espaˈɣ̞et̪i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list