esperarse

[espeˈɾaɾse]

/[espeˈɾaɾse]/ verb

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The verdict

“esperarse” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,851. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,851
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ser esperado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esperarse · esperarse · Spanish

esperarse · rank #15,851 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,851
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eslovenia

Nearest frequency peer: Eslovenia (-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 “esperarse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esperarse” 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).

esperarse vs esperas
78% similar
esperarse vs esperar
78% similar
esperarse vs esperaré
78% similar

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

Key facts for esperarse
PropertyValue
Headwordesperarse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[espeˈɾaɾse]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,851
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “esperarse”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).esperarsecae 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 “Eslovenia” (#15,850), “estadísticos” (#15,852), “escondidos” (#15,849). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esperarse” va en #15,851. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around esperarse (IPA [espeˈɾaɾse]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,851 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ser esperado.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for esperarse, with forms such as "epserarse", "eseprarse", and "espearrse". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "esperas", "esperar", "esperaré", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is esperarse, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-R-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ser esperado.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epserarse
  • eseprarse
  • espearrse
  • esperarce
  • esperares
  • esperarrse
  • esperarsse
  • esperasre
  • esperrarse
  • esperrase
  • espperarse
  • esprearse
  • essperarse
  • seperarse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epserarse2eseprarse2espearrse2esperarce1esperares2esperarrse1esperarsse1esperasre2
Edit distance from "esperarse"

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 "esperarse"?
"esperarse" is spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-R-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [espeˈɾaɾse].
What does "esperarse" mean?
As a verb, "esperarse" means: Ser esperado.
What words are commonly confused with "esperarse"?
"esperarse" is commonly confused with "esperas", "esperar", "esperaré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esperarse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esperarse" is [espeˈɾaɾse]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esperarse" come from?
"esperarse" 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 "esperarse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Eslovenia#15,850favorecen#15,858graciosos#15,869despejado#15,832

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

filosófico14 variantscometieron14 variantsmismísimo14 variantsBaltimore14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list