espantapájaros
[espãn̪t̪aˈpaxaɾos]
The verdict
“espantapájaros” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #42,995 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #42,995
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 14
- letters
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Muñeco de paja vestido de hombre, ubicado comunmente entre las plantaciones. Su función es espantar las aves para que no se coman la cosecha.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espantapájaros |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [espãn̪t̪aˈpaxaɾos] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #42,995 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espantapájaros” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for espantapájaros is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [espãn̪t̪aˈpaxaɾos]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,995 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for espantapájaros, with forms such as "epsantapájaros", "esapntapájaros", and "espanatpájaros". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is espantapájaros, spelled E-S-P-A-N-T-A-P-Á-J-A-R-O-S.
Definition
- 1Muñeco de paja vestido de hombre, ubicado comunmente entre las plantaciones. Su función es espantar las aves para que no se coman la cosecha.
- 2(Lolium temulentum) ...
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epsantapájaros,esapntapájaros,espanatpájaros,espanntapájaros,espantapjáaros,espantappájaros,espantapáajros,espantapájaors,espantapájaross,espantapájarros,espantapájarso,espantapájjaros,espantapájraos,espantaápjaros,espantpaájaros,espanttapájaros,espatnapájaros,espnatapájaros,esppantapájaros,esspantapájaros,sepantapájaros
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espantapájaros - 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.
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 “espantapájaros”
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-P-Á-J-A-R-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [espãn̪t̪aˈpaxaɾos] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.