esperando
[espeˈɾãn̪d̪o]
The verdict
“esperando” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #989 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #989
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerundio 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 | esperando |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [espeˈɾãn̪d̪o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #989 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esperando” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for esperando is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [espeˈɾãn̪d̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #989 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gerundio de esperar.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for esperando, with forms such as "epserando", "eseprando", and "espearndo". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "espiando", "esperanza", "esperanto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 esperando, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1Gerundio de esperar.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epserando,eseprando,espearndo,esperadno,esperanddo,esperanndo,esperanod,espernado,esperrando,espperando,espreando,essperando,seperando
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esperando - 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 “esperando”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-E-R-A-N-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [espeˈɾãn̪d̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “espiando” - see the side-by-side comparison. esperando vs espiando
- 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.