esperanto

[espeˈɾãn̪t̪o]

/[espeˈɾãn̪t̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“esperanto” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #30,896. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,896
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Idioma artificial creado en 1887 por L. L. Zamenhof con el objetivo de que fuese en una lengua auxiliar internacional.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esperanto · esperanto · Spanish

esperanto · rank #30,896 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,896
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH espejismo

Nearest frequency peer: espejismo (-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 “esperanto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esperanto” 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).

esperanto vs esperanza
78% similar
esperanto vs esperpento
80% similar
esperanto vs esperan
78% similar

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

Key facts for esperanto
PropertyValue
Headwordesperanto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[espeˈɾãn̪t̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,896
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “esperanto”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).esperantocae 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 “espejismo” (#30,895), “especula” (#30,894), “estaca” (#30,898). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esperanto” va en #30,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around esperanto (IPA [espeˈɾãn̪t̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,896 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Idioma artificial creado en 1887 por L. L. Zamenhof con el objetivo de que fuese en una lengua auxiliar internacional.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for esperanto, with forms such as "epseranto", "esepranto", and "espearnto". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "esperanza", "esperpento", "esperan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is esperanto, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Idioma artificial creado en 1887 por L. L. Zamenhof con el objetivo de que fuese en una lengua auxiliar internacional.

This word in other languages

Esperanto(English)espéranto(Français)Esperanto(Deutsch)Esperanto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epseranto
  • esepranto
  • espearnto
  • esperannto
  • esperanot
  • esperantto
  • esperatno
  • espernato
  • esperranto
  • espperanto
  • espreanto
  • essperanto
  • seperanto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epseranto2esepranto2espearnto2esperannto1esperanot2esperantto1esperatno2espernato2
Edit distance from "esperanto"

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 "esperanto"?
"esperanto" is spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [espeˈɾãn̪t̪o].
What does "esperanto" mean?
As a noun, "esperanto" means: Idioma artificial creado en 1887 por L. L. Zamenhof con el objetivo de que fuese en una lengua auxiliar internacional.
What words are commonly confused with "esperanto"?
"esperanto" is commonly confused with "esperanza", "esperpento", "esperan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esperanto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esperanto" is [espeˈɾãn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esperanto" come from?
"esperanto" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

espejismo#30,895estampado#30,899embarcado#30,885existimos#30,907

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

enclaves13 variantsdisminuya13 variantsdetonante13 variantsdesmedida13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list