espinas

[esˈpinas]

/[esˈpinas]/ noun

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The verdict

“espinas” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,403. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,403
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de espina₁.

Corpus desk

Index ES-espinas · espinas · Spanish

espinas · rank #11,403 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,403
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH Escuadra

Nearest frequency peer: Escuadra (-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 “espinas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espinas” 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).

espinas vs espino
71% similar
espinas vs esposas
71% similar
espinas vs espiral
71% similar

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

Key facts for espinas
PropertyValue
Headwordespinas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈpinas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,403
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “espinas”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Escuadra” (#11,402), “espirituales” (#11,404), “escolta” (#11,401). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espinas” va en #11,403. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around espinas (IPA [esˈpinas]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,403 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de espina₁.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for espinas, with forms such as "epsinas", "esipnas", and "espians". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "espino", "esposas", "espiral", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 espinas, spelled E-S-P-I-N-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de espina₁.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsinas
  • esipnas
  • espians
  • espinass
  • espinnas
  • espinsa
  • espnias
  • esppinas
  • esspinas
  • sepinas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epsinas2esipnas2espians2espinass1espinnas1espinsa2espnias2esppinas1
Edit distance from "espinas"

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 "espinas"?
"espinas" is spelled E-S-P-I-N-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpinas].
What does "espinas" mean?
As a noun, "espinas" means: Forma del plural de espina₁.
What words are commonly confused with "espinas"?
"espinas" is commonly confused with "espino", "esposas", "espiral". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espinas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espinas" is [esˈpinas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espinas" come from?
"espinas" 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 "espinas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

escolta#11,401emplean#11,398drenaje#11,393diversa#11,389

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

gallinas10 variantsdejarme10 variantsconfuso10 variantshúngaro10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list