espantada

[espãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]

/[espãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“espantada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,607 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,607
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de espantado, participio de espantar o de espantarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-espantada · espantada · Spanish

espantada · rank #64,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,607
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escuintla

Nearest frequency peer: escuintla (-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 “espantada”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for espantada
PropertyValue
Headwordespantada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[espãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,607
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “espantada” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.espantadacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “escuintla” (#64,606), “estafaron” (#64,609), “escondemos” (#64,604). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espantada” va en #64,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

espantada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,607 among 5,243 “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

  1. 1
    Forma 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "espantada"?
"espantada" is spelled E-S-P-A-N-T-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [espãn̪ˈt̪að̞a].
What does "espantada" mean?
As a participle, "espantada" means: Forma del femenino de espantado, participio de espantar o de espantarse.
How do you pronounce "espantada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espantada" is [espãn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. 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 "espantada", 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