esperan

[esˈpeɾãn]

/[esˈpeɾãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“esperan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,179
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esperan · esperan · Spanish

esperan · rank #3,179 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,179
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH espejo

Nearest frequency peer: espejo (-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 “esperan”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esperan” 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).

esperan vs espero
71% similar
esperan vs espere
71% similar
esperan vs espesa
71% similar

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

Key facts for esperan
PropertyValue
Headwordesperan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[esˈpeɾãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,179
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “esperan”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).esperancae 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 “espejo” (#3,178), “estadounidenses” (#3,180), “dirige” (#3,177). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esperan” va en #3,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around esperan (IPA [esˈpeɾãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,179 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for esperan, with forms such as "epseran", "esepran", and "espearn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "espero", "espere", "espesa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is esperan, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epseran
  • esepran
  • espearn
  • esperann
  • esperna
  • esperran
  • espperan
  • esprean
  • essperan
  • seperan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epseran2esepran2espearn2esperann1esperna2esperran1espperan1esprean2
Edit distance from "esperan"

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 "esperan"?
"esperan" is spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpeɾãn].
What does "esperan" mean?
As a verb, "esperan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse.
What words are commonly confused with "esperan"?
"esperan" 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 "esperan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esperan" is [esˈpeɾãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esperan" come from?
"esperan" 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 "esperan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

formado#3,182heridas#3,186idiomas#3,188Barrios#3,161

Similar misspelling depth

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

treinta10 variantsparejas10 variantsseñales10 variantssombra10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list