espirar
[espiˈɾaɾ]
The verdict
“espirar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expulsar el aire de los pulmones.
Corpus desk
Index ES-espirar · espirar · Spanish
espirar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espirar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [espiˈɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “espirar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
espirar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [espiˈɾaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
espirar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is espirar, spelled E-S-P-I-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Expulsar el aire de los pulmones.
- 2Despedir de sí un olor.
- 3Llenarse los pulmones de aire.
- 4Animar el Espíritu Santo.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.