especímenes

[espeˈsimenes]

/[espeˈsimenes]/ noun

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The verdict

“especímenes” has 16 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,640. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,640
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-especimenes · especímenes · Spanish

especímenes · rank #29,640 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,640
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH esencias

Nearest frequency peer: esencias (-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 “especímenes”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “especímenes” 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).

especímenes vs espécimen
64% similar

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

Key facts for especímenes
PropertyValue
Headwordespecímenes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[espeˈsimenes]
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,640
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “especímenes”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).especímenescae 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 “esencias” (#29,639), “estelares” (#29,641), “escénica” (#29,638). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “especímenes” va en #29,640. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around especímenes (IPA [espeˈsimenes]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,640 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de espécimen.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for especímenes, with forms such as "epsecímenes", "esepcímenes", and "espceímenes". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "espécimen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 especímenes, spelled E-S-P-E-C-Í-M-E-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de espécimen.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsecímenes
  • esepcímenes
  • espceímenes
  • especcímenes
  • especmíenes
  • especíemnes
  • especímeens
  • especímeness
  • especímennes
  • especímense
  • especímmenes
  • especímnees
  • espeícmenes
  • esppecímenes
  • esspecímenes
  • sepecímenes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of especímenes - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epsecímenes2esepcímenes2espceímenes2especcímenes1especmíenes2especíemnes2especímeens2especímeness1
Edit distance from "especímenes"

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

devolviendo#29,600hidráulicos#29,680conseguidos#29,557conjugación#29,555

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

envidiable16 variantsenvejecido16 variantsentendible16 variantsdestacarse16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list