espinar
[espiˈnaɾ]
The verdict
“espinar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #26,033 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #26,033
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 14
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Herir o punzar con algo puntiagudo.
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 | espinar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [espiˈnaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #26,033 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 14 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espinar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for espinar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [espiˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,033 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 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for espinar, with forms such as "epsinar", "esipnar", and "espianr". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "espino", "espinas", "espiral", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 espinar, spelled E-S-P-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Herir o punzar con algo puntiagudo.
- 2Cubrir con zarzas u otras plantas espinosas el tallo de árboles recién plantados, para protegerlos.
- 3Ofender a alguien de palabra, con expresiones hirientes.
- 4Dicho de un grupo o escuadrón militar, hacer una formación de tal modo que presentaban al enemigo lanzas o espadas por todos los flancos; conformar un espín.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epsinar,esipnar,espianr,espinarr,espinnar,espinra,espniar,esppinar,esspinar,sepinar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espinar - 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 “espinar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-I-N-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [espiˈnaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “espino” - see the side-by-side comparison. espinar vs espino
- 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.