espejo
[esˈpexo]
The verdict
“espejo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,178. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #3,178
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Superficie capaz de reflejar la luz y suficientemente clara como para formar una imagen.
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 | espejo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈpexo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #3,178 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espejo” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around espejo (IPA [esˈpexo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,178 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for espejo, with forms such as "epsejo", "esepjo", and "espejjo". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "espero", "espera", "esposo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 espejo, spelled E-S-P-E-J-O.
Definition
- 1Superficie capaz de reflejar la luz y suficientemente clara como para formar una imagen.
- 2Representación fidedigna de algo.
- 3Lo que puede tomarse como ejemplo a imitar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epsejo
- esepjo
- espejjo
- espeoj
- espjeo
- esppejo
- esspejo
- sepejo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espejo - 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.
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 “espejo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-E-J-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈpexo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “espero” - see the side-by-side comparison. espejo vs espero
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.