esperanza

[espeˈɾãnsa]

/[espeˈɾãnsa]/ noun

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The verdict

“esperanza” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,213
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Confianza o deseo de que algo deseado sucederá.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esperanza · esperanza · Spanish

esperanza · rank #1,213 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,213
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH dormir

Nearest frequency peer: dormir (-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 “esperanza”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esperanza” 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).

esperanza vs esperará
67% similar
esperanza vs esperaría
78% similar
esperanza vs esperanzas
90% similar

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

Key facts for esperanza
PropertyValue
Headwordesperanza
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[espeˈɾãnsa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,213
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “esperanza”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).esperanzacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dormir” (#1,212), “fiscal” (#1,214), “cruz” (#1,211). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esperanza” va en #1,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around esperanza (IPA [espeˈɾãnsa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,213 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for esperanza, with forms such as "epseranza", "esepranza", and "espearnza". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "esperará", "esperaría", "esperanzas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 esperanza, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-N-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Confianza o deseo de que algo deseado sucederá.
  2. 2
    Suceso o situación que es objeto de esperanza₁.
  3. 3
    Sujeto que motiva o suscita esperanza₁.
  4. 4
    Confianza en obtener la gracia divina para alcanza la salvación, una de las tres virtudes teologales identificadas por la tradición cristiana.
  5. 5
    Valor esperado de un fenómeno aleatorio, igual a la sumatoria de cada valor posible multiplicado por la probabilidad del mismo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how esperanza appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ”Subieron luego a caballo, y diéronse priesa por llegar a poblado antes que anocheciese; pero faltóles el sol, y la esperanza de alcanzar lo que deseaban, junto a unas chozas de unos cabreros, y así, determinaron de pasarla allí”. Cervantes, Miguel de (1605) El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, parte I, vol. I, cap. X.
  2. Sin discusión, Carmela así lo deseaba: dijo, después de Iquique: 'Toda mi esperanza era que una vez recibido de abogado se retirara de la Marina'.

Synonyms

creenciaexpectativafemediavalor esperadoesperanza matemática

Antonyms

desesperanzadesilusión

This word in other languages

hope(English)espérance(Français)Hoffnung(Deutsch)esperança(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epseranza
  • esepranza
  • espearnza
  • esperanaz
  • esperannza
  • esperanzza
  • esperazna
  • espernaza
  • esperranza
  • espperanza
  • espreanza
  • essperanza
  • seperanza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epseranza2esepranza2espearnza2esperanaz2esperannza1esperanzza1esperazna2espernaza2
Edit distance from "esperanza"

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 "esperanza"?
"esperanza" is spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-N-Z-A. The IPA pronunciation is [espeˈɾãnsa].
What does "esperanza" mean?
As a noun, "esperanza" means: Confianza o deseo de que algo deseado sucederá.
What words are commonly confused with "esperanza"?
"esperanza" is commonly confused with "esperará", "esperaría", "esperanzas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esperanza"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esperanza" is [espeˈɾãnsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esperanza" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

públicos13 variantstribunal13 variantssistemas13 variantsselección13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list