esperad

[espeˈɾað̞]

/[espeˈɾað̞]/ verb

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The verdict

“esperad” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,627
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de esperar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esperad · esperad · Spanish

esperad · rank #49,627 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,627
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH esperable

Nearest frequency peer: esperable (-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 “esperad”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esperad” 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).

esperad vs espero
71% similar
esperad vs espere
71% similar
esperad vs espesa
71% similar

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

Key facts for esperad
PropertyValue
Headwordesperad
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[espeˈɾað̞]
Letters7
Frequency rank#49,627
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “esperad”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).esperadcae 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 “esperable” (#49,626), “esparció” (#49,625), “espátula” (#49,629). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esperad” va en #49,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around esperad (IPA [espeˈɾað̞]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,627 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de esperar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for esperad, with forms such as "epserad", "eseprad", and "espeard". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "espero", "espere", "espesa", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is esperad, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de esperar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epserad
  • eseprad
  • espeard
  • esperadd
  • esperda
  • esperrad
  • espperad
  • espread
  • essperad
  • seperad

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epserad2eseprad2espeard2esperadd1esperda2esperrad1espperad1espread2
Edit distance from "esperad"

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 "esperad"?
"esperad" is spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [espeˈɾað̞].
What does "esperad" mean?
As a verb, "esperad" means: Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de esperar.
What words are commonly confused with "esperad"?
"esperad" is commonly confused with "espero", "espere", "espesa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esperad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esperad" is [espeˈɾað̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esperad" come from?
"esperad" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

estanca#49,633esteros#49,634Eulogio#49,636excedió#49,638

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list