espiga

[esˈpiɣ̞a]

/[esˈpiɣ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“espiga” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,029. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,029
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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.

Corpus desk

Index ES-espiga · espiga · Spanish

espiga · rank #35,029 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,029
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH espantosas

Nearest frequency peer: espantosas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “espiga”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “espiga” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

espiga vs esposa
67% similar
espiga vs estima
67% similar
espiga vs espuma
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for espiga
PropertyValue
Headwordespiga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈpiɣ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,029
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “espiga”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).espigacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “espantosas” (#35,028), “esporas” (#35,030), “espantar” (#35,027). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espiga” va en #35,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around espiga (IPA [esˈpiɣ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,029 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    Parte de un arma blanca que se extiende dentro de su empuñadura o, de una herramienta en su mango.
  3. 3
    Parte superior de la espada en donde se asegura la guarnición.
  4. 4
    Hilo o aguja de metal precioso que servía para sujetar los alfileres, imperdibles y medallones a las vestiduras de las meninas.
  5. 5
    Cilindro delgado de madera con que se unen las tablas o maderos. Se suelen encolar.
  6. 6
    Trozo 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.
  7. 7
    Remate superior del calcés de un palo o mastelero, en el cual se encaja el agujero cuadrado del tamborete.
  8. 8
    Cualquier remate cuadrado, labrado en la parte superior de una percha o asta, para encajar en él una perilla o tamborete.
  9. 9
    Punta más alta de una vela de cuchillo.
  10. 10
    Porción 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

tesillogalope

This word in other languages

ear(English)épi(Français)espiga(Português)

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.

epsiga2esipga2espgia2espiag2espigga1esppiga1esspiga1sepiga2
Edit distance from "espiga"

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 "espiga"?
"espiga" is spelled E-S-P-I-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpiɣ̞a].
What does "espiga" mean?
As a noun, "espiga" means: 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.
What words are commonly confused with "espiga"?
"espiga" is commonly confused with "esposa", "estima", "espuma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espiga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espiga" is [esˈpiɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espiga" come from?
"espiga" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

estepa#35,032Erasmo#35,019father#35,043finita#35,046

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

echaré8 variantsdócil8 variantsdraft8 variantsgozado8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list