espeso
[esˈpeso]
The verdict
“espeso” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #27,981 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #27,981
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hablando de un fluido, que es denso y fluye con dificultad.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espeso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [esˈpeso] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #27,981 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espeso” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for espeso is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈpeso]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,981 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for espeso, with forms such as "epseso", "esepso", and "espeos". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "estés", "esposa", "esposo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is espeso, spelled E-S-P-E-S-O.
Definition
- 1Hablando de un fluido, que es denso y fluye con dificultad.
- 2Hablando de un bosque y otras agrupaciones, que sus elementos están muy juntos.
- 3Dicho de una persona, que no es agradable de tratar.
- 4Dicese de un elemento que se encuentra en alta concentración. Lo cual a su vez conlleva que se encuentre poco diluido.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epseso,esepso,espeos,espesso,esppeso,espseo,esspeso,sepeso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espeso - 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.
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.
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Using “espeso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-E-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈpeso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “estés” - see the side-by-side comparison. espeso vs estés
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.