especias

[esˈpesjas]

/[esˈpesjas]/ noun

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The verdict

“especias” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,087. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,087
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de especia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-especias · especias · Spanish

especias · rank #15,087 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,087
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH erosión

Nearest frequency peer: erosión (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “especias”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “especias” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

especias vs especie
75% similar
especias vs esperas
75% similar
especias vs especies
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for especias
PropertyValue
Headwordespecias
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈpesjas]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,087
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “especias”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.especiascae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “erosión” (#15,086), “estragos” (#15,088), “estético” (#15,089). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “especias” va en #15,087. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around especias (IPA [esˈpesjas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,087 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de especia.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for especias, with forms such as "epsecias", "esepcias", and "espceias". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "especie", "esperas", "especies", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 especias, spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de especia.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsecias
  • esepcias
  • espceias
  • especais
  • especcias
  • especiass
  • especisa
  • espeicas
  • espesias
  • esppecias
  • esspecias
  • sepecias

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of especias - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

epsecias2esepcias2espceias2especais2especcias1especiass1especisa2espeicas2
Edit distance from "especias"

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 "especias"?
"especias" is spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpesjas].
What does "especias" mean?
As a noun, "especias" means: Forma del plural de especia.
What words are commonly confused with "especias"?
"especias" is commonly confused with "especie", "esperas", "especies". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "especias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "especias" is [esˈpesjas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "especias" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

estragos#15,088estético#15,089ejercido#15,077furiosos#15,098

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

eligiendo12 variantsgranadas12 variantscentavo12 variantscargados12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list