espinazo
[espiˈnaso]
The verdict
“espinazo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #68,554 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #68,554
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Eje del esqueleto de los animales vertebrados que se encuentra en el centro de la zona dorsal del cuerpo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espinazo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [espiˈnaso] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #68,554 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espinazo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for espinazo is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [espiˈnaso]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,554 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for espinazo in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is espinazo, spelled E-S-P-I-N-A-Z-O.
Definition
- 1Eje del esqueleto de los animales vertebrados que se encuentra en el centro de la zona dorsal del cuerpo.
- 2Piedra con que se cierra una bóveda o un arco.
Synonyms
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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 “espinazo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-I-N-A-Z-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [espiˈnaso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.