espeso

/[esˈpeso]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,981

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

espeso is anSpanishadj. It means: Hablando de un fluido, que es denso y fluye con dificultad. Pronounced [esˈpeso]. Often confused with estés and esposa.

Key facts for espeso
PropertyValue
Headwordespeso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[esˈpeso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,981
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of espeso in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for espeso is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for espeso, with forms such as "epseso", "esepso", and "espeos". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "estés", "esposa", "esposo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is espeso, spelled E-S-P-E-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hablando de un fluido, que es denso y fluye con dificultad.
  2. 2
    Hablando de un bosque y otras agrupaciones, que sus elementos están muy juntos.
  3. 3
    Dicho de una persona, que no es agradable de tratar.
  4. 4
    Dicese de un elemento que se encuentra en alta concentración. Lo cual a su vez conlleva que se encuentre poco diluido.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epseso,esepso,espeos,espesso,esppeso,espseo,esspeso,sepeso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for espeso

Misspelling Variants of "espeso"

epseso6esepso6espeos6espesso7esppeso7espseo6esspeso7sepeso6
Misspelling Variants of "espeso"

Frequency rank: #27,981 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "espeso"?
"espeso" is spelled E-S-P-E-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpeso].
What does "espeso" mean?
As an adj, "espeso" means: Hablando de un fluido, que es denso y fluye con dificultad.
What words are commonly confused with "espeso"?
"espeso" is commonly confused with "estés", "esposa", "esposo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espeso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espeso" is [esˈpeso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espeso" come from?
"espeso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.