esperate

[espeˈɾat̪e]

/[espeˈɾat̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“esperate” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,018 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,018
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de esperarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Corpus desk

Index ES-esperate · esperate · Spanish

esperate · rank #60,018 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,018
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH esfuma

Nearest frequency peer: esfuma (-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 “esperate”

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 “esperate” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for esperate
PropertyValue
Headwordesperate
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[espeˈɾat̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,018
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “esperate” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “esfuma” (#60,017), “estrangulado” (#60,019), “Esdras” (#60,016). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esperate” va en #60,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esperate is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,018 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [espeˈɾat̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de esperarse (con el pronombre enclítico).".

esperate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is esperate, spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de esperarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

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 "esperate"?
"esperate" is spelled E-S-P-E-R-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [espeˈɾat̪e].
What does "esperate" mean?
As a verb, "esperate" means: Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de esperarse (con el pronombre enclítico).
How do you pronounce "esperate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esperate" is [espeˈɾat̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esperate" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list