especie

[esˈpesje]

/[esˈpesje]/ noun

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The verdict

“especie” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,110. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,110
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de cosas que tienen atributos en común.

Corpus desk

Index ES-especie · especie · Spanish

especie · rank #1,110 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,110
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH destino

Nearest frequency peer: destino (-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 “especie”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “especie” 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).

especie vs espere
71% similar
especie vs especies
88% similar
especie vs espécimen
67% similar

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

Key facts for especie
PropertyValue
Headwordespecie
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈpesje]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,110
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “especie”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).especiecae 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 “destino” (#1,109), “esposa” (#1,111), “creación” (#1,108). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “especie” va en #1,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around especie (IPA [esˈpesje]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,110 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for especie, with forms such as "epsecie", "esepcie", and "espceie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "espere", "especies", "espécimen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is especie, spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de cosas que tienen atributos en común.
  2. 2
    En particular, conjunto de individuos, con características semejantes, capaces de cruzarse entre sí y crear descendencia fértil. En taxonomía, cada uno de los elementos de que consta un género.
  3. 3
    Esencia, idea, forma.
  4. 4
    Sustancia.
  5. 5
    Caso, suceso, asunto, negocio.
  6. 6
    Tema, noticia, proposición.
  7. 7
    Apariencia, color, sombra.
  8. 8
    Treta de tajo, revés o estocada.
  9. 9
    Cada una de las voces en la composición. Divídense en consonantes y disonantes, y éstas en perfectas e imperfectas.
  10. 10
    Remuneración no monetaria que recibe una persona por el trabajo realizado.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how especie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Se trató de aquella especie.

Synonyms

clasetipocategoríaordenfamiliagénerogrupo

This word in other languages

species(English)espèce(Français)Abart(Deutsch)espécie(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsecie
  • esepcie
  • espceie
  • especcie
  • especei
  • espeice
  • espesie
  • esppecie
  • esspecie
  • sepecie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of especie - 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.

epsecie2esepcie2espceie2especcie1especei2espeice2espesie1esppecie1
Edit distance from "especie"

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 "especie"?
"especie" is spelled E-S-P-E-C-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpesje].
What does "especie" mean?
As a noun, "especie" means: Conjunto de cosas que tienen atributos en común.
What words are commonly confused with "especie"?
"especie" is commonly confused with "espere", "especies", "espécimen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "especie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "especie" is [esˈpesje]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "especie" come from?
"especie" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

destino#1,109muertos#1,114obtener#1,116razones#1,102

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

hambre10 variantsinforme10 variantsedición10 variantsciencia10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list