especialmente
[espeˌsjalˈmẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“especialmente” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #707 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #707
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De modo especial.
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 | especialmente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [espeˌsjalˈmẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #707 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “especialmente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for especialmente is 13 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [espeˌsjalˈmẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #707 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "De modo especial.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for especialmente, with forms such as "epsecialmente", "esepcialmente", and "espceialmente". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "esencialmente", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 especialmente, spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-A-L-M-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1De modo especial.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epsecialmente,esepcialmente,espceialmente,especailmente,especcialmente,especialemnte,especiallmente,especialmenet,especialmennte,especialmentte,especialmetne,especialmmente,especialmnete,especiamlente,especilamente,espeicalmente,espesialmente,esppecialmente,esspecialmente,sepecialmente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of especialmente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “especialmente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-E-C-I-A-L-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [espeˌsjalˈmẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “esencialmente” - see the side-by-side comparison. especialmente vs esencialmente
- 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.