espineta
Spanish, noun/espiˈneta/
espineta is spelled E-S-P-I-N-E-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 45 million words in written Spanish, the 236,842nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Espineta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “spinet (short, compact harpsichord)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Clavicordio pequeño, de una sola cuerda en cada orden”.
What does espineta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespinet (short, compact harpsichord)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Clavicordio pequeño, de una sola cuerda en cada orden.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of espineta
- espinetas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce espineta?
- /espiˈneta/
- [es.piˈne.t̪a]
- [espiˈnet̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to espineta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is espineta in Spanish?
espineta appears about once in every 45 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).