esperaste

[espeˈɾast̪e]

/[espeˈɾast̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“esperaste” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,129 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,129
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esperaste · esperaste · Spanish

esperaste · rank #79,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,129
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH especulaba

Nearest frequency peer: especulaba (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “esperaste”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “esperaste” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for esperaste
PropertyValue
Headwordesperaste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[espeˈɾast̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,129
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “esperaste” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).esperastecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “especulaba” (#79,128), “espantando” (#79,127), “esotéricos” (#79,126). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esperaste” va en #79,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esperaste is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,129 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [espeˈɾast̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for esperaste, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is esperaste, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de esperar o de 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 "esperaste"?
"esperaste" is spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [espeˈɾast̪e].
What does "esperaste" mean?
As a verb, "esperaste" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de esperar o de esperarse.
How do you pronounce "esperaste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esperaste" is [espeˈɾast̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esperaste" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list