espantada
[espãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]
The verdict
“espantada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,607 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,607
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de espantado, participio de espantar o de espantarse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espantada |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Participle |
| IPA | [espãn̪ˈt̪að̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #64,607 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espantada” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
espantada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,607 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [espãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de espantado, participio de espantar o de espantarse.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for espantada, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 espantada, spelled E-S-P-A-N-T-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino de espantado, participio de espantar o de espantarse.
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 “espantada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-A-N-T-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [espãn̪ˈt̪að̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.