esparcir
[espaɾˈsiɾ]
The verdict
“esparcir” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #30,069 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #30,069
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dispersar o extender lo que estaba junto o amontonado.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esparcir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [espaɾˈsiɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #30,069 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esparcir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for esparcir is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [espaɾˈsiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,069 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for esparcir, with forms such as "epsarcir", "esaprcir", and "espacrir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "espacio", "esparce", "esparció", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is esparcir, spelled E-S-P-A-R-C-I-R.
Definition
- 1Dispersar o extender lo que estaba junto o amontonado.
- 2Hacer pública y ampliamente conocida una noticia, rumor, historia o información.
- 3Hacer pasar un tiempo de recreo, descanso, diversión o solaz.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epsarcir,esaprcir,espacrir,esparccir,esparcirr,esparcri,esparicr,esparrcir,esparsir,espparcir,espracir,essparcir,separcir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esparcir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “esparcir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-A-R-C-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [espaɾˈsiɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “espacio” - see the side-by-side comparison. esparcir vs espacio
- 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.