espina

[esˈpina]

/[esˈpina]/ noun

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The verdict

“espina” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,377. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,377
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte de una hoja, rama o tallo vegetal que se desarrolla alargada con terminación en punta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-espina · espina · Spanish

espina · rank #12,377 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,377
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escucharon

Nearest frequency peer: escucharon (-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 “espina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espina” 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).

espina vs esposa
67% similar
espina vs estima
67% similar
espina vs espuma
67% similar

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

Key facts for espina
PropertyValue
Headwordespina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈpina]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,377
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “espina”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).espinacae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “escucharon” (#12,376), “entretenido” (#12,375), “evidentes” (#12,379). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espina” va en #12,377. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around espina (IPA [esˈpina]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,377 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for espina, with forms such as "epsina", "esipna", and "espian". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is espina, spelled E-S-P-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parte de una hoja, rama o tallo vegetal que se desarrolla alargada con terminación en punta.
  2. 2
    Pedazo pequeño de madera o material similar, con forma alargada y puntiaguda.
  3. 3
    Partes del esqueleto de los peces con forma alargada y puntiaguda.
  4. 4
    Eje del esqueleto de los animales vertebrados que se encuentra en el centro de la zona dorsal del cuerpo.
  5. 5
    Duda o sospecha que punza el ánimo o el pensamiento sobre si algo es como se piensa o correcto moralmente.
  6. 6
    Tristeza o pena profunda, perdurable e íntima.
  7. 7
    Tipo de muro de poca altura y ornamentado que se encontraba en el centro del circo romano y alrededor del cual corrían los competidores.
  8. 8
    Parte saliente, larga y delgada de un hueso.
  9. 9
    Disgusto o rechazo emocional que alguien despierta en una persona.

Synonyms

columna vertebralespina dorsalespinazoraquisescrúpulopunzadarecelo

This word in other languages

thorn(English)épine(Français)Dorn(Deutsch)espinho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsina
  • esipna
  • espian
  • espinna
  • espnia
  • esppina
  • esspina
  • sepina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espina - 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.

epsina2esipna2espian2espinna1espnia2esppina1esspina1sepina2
Edit distance from "espina"

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 "espina"?
"espina" is spelled E-S-P-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpina].
What does "espina" mean?
As a noun, "espina" means: Parte de una hoja, rama o tallo vegetal que se desarrolla alargada con terminación en punta.
What words are commonly confused with "espina"?
"espina" 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 "espina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espina" is [esˈpina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espina" come from?
"espina" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ganará#12,389gordos#12,390gusten#12,392deseen#12,359

Similar misspelling depth

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

Huesca8 variantsdedico8 variantsLauren8 variantscheck8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list