espino

[esˈpino]

/[esˈpino]/ noun

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The verdict

“espino” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,982. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,982
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Crataegus spp.) Nombre dado a unas doscientas especies de árboles y arbustos, de la familia de las Rosáceas y género Crataegus, que se encuentran en zonas frías de Europa, Norteamérica y Asia. Tie...

Corpus desk

Index ES-espino · espino · Spanish

espino · rank #27,982 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,982
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH espeso

Nearest frequency peer: espeso (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “espino”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “espino” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

espino vs estilo
67% similar
espino vs esposo
67% similar
espino vs estaño
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for espino
PropertyValue
Headwordespino
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈpino]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,982
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “espino”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).espinocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “espeso” (#27,981), “estiércol” (#27,983), “escépticos” (#27,980). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espino” va en #27,982. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around espino (IPA [esˈpino]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,982 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for espino, with forms such as "epsino", "esipno", and "espinno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "estilo", "esposo", "estaño", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is espino, spelled E-S-P-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Crataegus spp.) Nombre dado a unas doscientas especies de árboles y arbustos, de la familia de las Rosáceas y género Crataegus, que se encuentran en zonas frías de Europa, Norteamérica y Asia. Tienen ramas espinosas, flores blancas o rosadas, y decorativos frutos con forma de bayas rojas que aparecen en otoño y permanecen en el árbol durante el invierno, lo que los convierte en apreciadas plantas de jardín.
  2. 2
    (Acacia caven) Árbol, de la familia de las Leguminosas (Fabaceae), espinoso, de flores amarillas y fruto característico en legumbre, que al madurar da una hermosa vaina dura y negra que contiene las semillas. Crece en tierras con poca agua y en los faldeos cordilleranos de América del Sur. Su madera es explotada para fabricar carbón vegetal. Es cultivado como arbusto de jardín.
  3. 3
    Nombre común que reciben en diferentes regiones diversas especies de plantas con tallos o ramas espinosos, entre ellos Genista anglica, Rhamnus lycioides y Berberis vulgaris.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how espino appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Verdor nuevo los espinos tienen ya por la colina, toda de púrpura y nieve en el aire estremecida.
  2. El espino prende a una roca su enloquecida contorsión, y es el espíritu del yermo, retorcido de angustia y sol.

Synonyms

aromoespinillo

This word in other languages

may(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsino
  • esipno
  • espinno
  • espion
  • espnio
  • esppino
  • esspino
  • sepino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espino - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

epsino2esipno2espinno1espion2espnio2esppino1esspino1sepino2
Edit distance from "espino"

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 "espino"?
"espino" is spelled E-S-P-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpino].
What does "espino" mean?
As a noun, "espino" means: (Crataegus spp.) Nombre dado a unas doscientas especies de árboles y arbustos, de la familia de las Rosáceas y género Crataegus, que se encuentran en zonas frías de Europa, Norteamérica y Asia. Tie...
What words are commonly confused with "espino"?
"espino" is commonly confused with "estilo", "esposo", "estaño". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espino" is [esˈpino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espino" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

espeso#27,981engine#27,973fisura#27,993dexter#27,960

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

gamba8 variantscopian8 variantsColeman8 variantsmercy8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list