esparto
[esˈpaɾt̪o]
The verdict
“esparto” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #52,251 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,251
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Stipa tenacissima) Planta gramínea, natural de la península ibérica y el norte de África, de hasta 1 m de altura, hojas filiformes y muy duras, con flores en panoja. Se utiliza para fabricar sogas...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esparto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈpaɾt̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,251 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esparto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for esparto is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈpaɾt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,251 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.
Zero misspellings are on record for esparto in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is esparto, spelled E-S-P-A-R-T-O.
Definition
- 1(Stipa tenacissima) Planta gramínea, natural de la península ibérica y el norte de África, de hasta 1 m de altura, hojas filiformes y muy duras, con flores en panoja. Se utiliza para fabricar sogas, esteras, pasta para fabricar papel, tripe que es un tejido parecido al terciopelo, etc.
- 2Hojas de esta planta, empleadas en la industria para hacer sogas, esteras, tripe y pasta para fabricar papel.
- 3Fibra de esta planta, usada como textil basto.
This word in other languages
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 “esparto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-A-R-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈpaɾt̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.