espante

[esˈpãn̪t̪e]

/[esˈpãn̪t̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“espante” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,626 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,626
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de espantar o de espantarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-espante · espante · Spanish

espante · rank #73,626 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,626
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH espaciosas

Nearest frequency peer: espaciosas (-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 “espante”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for espante
PropertyValue
Headwordespante
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[esˈpãn̪t̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,626
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “espante” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).espantecae 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: “espaciosas” (#73,625), “espartana” (#73,627), “escrupuloso” (#73,622). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espante” va en #73,626. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

espante is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,626 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [esˈpãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for espante, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is espante, spelled E-S-P-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de espantar o de espantarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de espantar o de espantarse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de espantar o del imperativo negativo 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 "espante"?
"espante" is spelled E-S-P-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpãn̪t̪e].
What does "espante" mean?
As a verb, "espante" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de espantar o de espantarse.
How do you pronounce "espante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espante" is [esˈpãn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espante" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list