espiga
[esˈpiɣ̞a]
The verdict
“espiga” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #35,029 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #35,029
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tipo de inflorescencia racemosa en la cual el eje es alargado, con cabillos muy cortos o sin ninguno, como en el trigo y el espliego; sus flores más jóvenes se ubican en el ápice del mismo.
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 | espiga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈpiɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #35,029 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espiga” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for espiga is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈpiɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,029 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 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 espiga, with forms such as "epsiga", "esipga", and "espgia". 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, "esposa", "estima", "espuma", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is espiga, spelled E-S-P-I-G-A.
Definition
- 1Tipo de inflorescencia racemosa en la cual el eje es alargado, con cabillos muy cortos o sin ninguno, como en el trigo y el espliego; sus flores más jóvenes se ubican en el ápice del mismo.
- 2Parte de un arma blanca que se extiende dentro de su empuñadura o, de una herramienta en su mango.
- 3Parte superior de la espada en donde se asegura la guarnición.
- 4Hilo o aguja de metal precioso que servía para sujetar los alfileres, imperdibles y medallones a las vestiduras de las meninas.
- 5Cilindro delgado de madera con que se unen las tablas o maderos. Se suelen encolar.
- 6Trozo comprendido entre el nervio del foque y el extremo de fuera de un botalón; trozo que en este caso sustituye al botalón de petifoque y sirve para alargar esta vela.
- 7Remate superior del calcés de un palo o mastelero, en el cual se encaja el agujero cuadrado del tamborete.
- 8Cualquier remate cuadrado, labrado en la parte superior de una percha o asta, para encajar en él una perilla o tamborete.
- 9Punta más alta de una vela de cuchillo.
- 10Porción de piedra o mármol que se respeta al ejecutar una estatua, para asegurar las partes demasiado débiles que por el peso se podrían quebrar.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epsiga,esipga,espgia,espiag,espigga,esppiga,esspiga,sepiga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espiga - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “espiga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-I-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈpiɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “esposa” - see the side-by-side comparison. espiga vs esposa
- 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.