espera
[esˈpeɾa]
The verdict
“espera” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #785 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #785
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de esperar.
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 | espera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈpeɾa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #785 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espera” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for espera is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈpeɾa]. Corpus data places it at rank #785 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for espera, with forms such as "epsera", "esepra", and "espear". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "espía", "Ester", "espero", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is espera, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Acción o efecto de esperar.
- 2El plazo o término.
- 3Especie de cañón de artillería.
- 4Moneda de Levante.
- 5Paciencia, calma.
- 6Alambre de hierro con cabeza de piel que hace de oficio de tacón, en los pianos.
- 7Escopleadura que empieza desde una de las orillas de la cara de un madero sin llegar a la otra.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epsera,esepra,espear,esperra,esppera,esprea,esspera,sepera
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espera - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “espera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈpeɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “espía” - see the side-by-side comparison. espera vs espía
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.