espinazo

[espiˈnaso]

/[espiˈnaso]/ noun

The verdict

“espinazo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,554 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,554
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eje del esqueleto de los animales vertebrados que se encuentra en el centro de la zona dorsal del cuerpo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-espinazo · espinazo · Spanish

espinazo · rank #68,554 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,554
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH espesas

Nearest frequency peer: espesas (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “espinazo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “espinazo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for espinazo
PropertyValue
Headwordespinazo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[espiˈnaso]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,554
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “espinazo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.espinazocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “espesas” (#68,553), “espárrago” (#68,555), “especificidades” (#68,552). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espinazo” va en #68,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

espinazo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,554 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [espiˈnaso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Eje del esqueleto de los animales vertebrados que se encuentra en el centro de la zona dorsal del cuerpo.
  2. 2
    Piedra con que se cierra una bóveda o un arco.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "espinazo"?
"espinazo" is spelled E-S-P-I-N-A-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [espiˈnaso].
What does "espinazo" mean?
As a noun, "espinazo" means: Eje del esqueleto de los animales vertebrados que se encuentra en el centro de la zona dorsal del cuerpo.
How do you pronounce "espinazo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espinazo" is [espiˈnaso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list