espinel
[espiˈnel]
The verdict
“espinel” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #76,312 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,312
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Especie de palangre utilizado para pescar congrios y otros peces grandes. Consiste en una cuerda gruesa de la que, a tramos, penden unos reinales con anzuelos pero más cortos que los del palangre c...
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Index ES-espinel · espinel · Spanish
espinel · rank #76,312 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,312
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH espesos
Nearest frequency peer: espesos (-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 “espinel”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- escogía
escogía
23,693 corpus weight
- escribanía
escribanía
23,692 corpus weight
- espesos
espesos
23,690 corpus weight
- espinel
espinel
23,689 corpus weight
- esquizofrén…
esquizofrénicos
23,688 corpus weight
- esquíes
esquíes
23,687 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “espinel” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espinel |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [espiˈnel] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #76,312 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “espinel” en español
Rare enough to double-check
espinel is uncommon Spanish at frequency #76,312 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [espiˈnel]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Especie de palangre utilizado para pescar congrios y otros peces grandes. Consiste en una cuerda gruesa de la que, a tramos, penden unos reinales con anzuelos pero más cortos que los del palangre c...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for espinel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is espinel, spelled E-S-P-I-N-E-L.
Definition
- 1Especie de palangre utilizado para pescar congrios y otros peces grandes. Consiste en una cuerda gruesa de la que, a tramos, penden unos reinales con anzuelos pero más cortos que los del palangre común.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how espinel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cristo de las redes No nos abandones Y en los espineles Déjanos tus dones
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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