espasmo
[esˈpasmo]
The verdict
“espasmo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,028 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,028
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persistencia de la contracción brusca e involuntaria de un grupo muscular o de la fibra lisa de un órgano hueco. Puede producirse en las vísceras (esófago, estómago, intestino, bronquios, útero).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espasmo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈpasmo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,028 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espasmo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
espasmo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,028 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈpasmo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for espasmo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is espasmo, spelled E-S-P-A-S-M-O.
Definition
- 1Persistencia de la contracción brusca e involuntaria de un grupo muscular o de la fibra lisa de un órgano hueco. Puede producirse en las vísceras (esófago, estómago, intestino, bronquios, útero).
- 2Enfermedad viral benigna causada generalmente por la exposición al frío, cuyos síntomas más comunes son fiebre leve, estornudos y congestión nasal.
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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 “espasmo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-A-S-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈpasmo] (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.