espinillas

[espiˈniʝas]

/[espiˈniʝas]/ noun

The verdict

“espinillas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,580 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,580
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-espinillas · espinillas · Spanish

espinillas · rank #55,580 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,580
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH estabilizador…

Nearest frequency peer: estabilizadores (+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 “espinillas”

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 “espinillas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for espinillas
PropertyValue
Headwordespinillas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[espiˈniʝas]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,580
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “espinillas” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).espinillascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “estabilizadores” (#55,581), “escurre” (#55,578), “estilizado” (#55,582). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espinillas” va en #55,580. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

espinillas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,580 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [espiˈniʝas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de espinilla.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for espinillas, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is espinillas, spelled E-S-P-I-N-I-L-L-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de espinilla.

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 "espinillas"?
"espinillas" is spelled E-S-P-I-N-I-L-L-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [espiˈniʝas].
What does "espinillas" mean?
As a noun, "espinillas" means: Forma del plural de espinilla.
How do you pronounce "espinillas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espinillas" is [espiˈniʝas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espinillas" come from?
"espinillas" 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 "espinillas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list