espéculo
Spanish, noun
espéculo is spelled E-S-P-É-C-U-L-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 44,603rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espéculo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “speculum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, especulo is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of especular”. With an accent, especuló is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of especular”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Instrumento que se emplea para examinar por la reflexión luminosa ciertas cavidades del cuerpo”.
What does espéculo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespeculum
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of especular
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of especular
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrumento que se emplea para examinar por la reflexión luminosa ciertas cavidades del cuerpo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of espéculo
- espéculos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to espéculo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espéculo in Spanish?
espéculo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).