espirito

[espiˈɾit̪o]

/[espiˈɾit̪o]/ verb

The verdict

“espirito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,013 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,013
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de espiritar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-espirito · espirito · Spanish

espirito · rank #93,013 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,013
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escotillas

Nearest frequency peer: escotillas (-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 “espirito”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for espirito
PropertyValue
Headwordespirito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[espiˈɾit̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#93,013
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “espirito” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).espiritocae 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: “escotillas” (#93,012), “establezco” (#93,014), “escaparía” (#93,011). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espirito” va en #93,013. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

espirito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,013 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [espiˈɾit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de espiritar.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for espirito, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is espirito, spelled E-S-P-I-R-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de espiritar.

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 "espirito"?
"espirito" is spelled E-S-P-I-R-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [espiˈɾit̪o].
What does "espirito" mean?
As a verb, "espirito" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de espiritar.
How do you pronounce "espirito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espirito" is [espiˈɾit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espirito" come from?
"espirito" 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 "espirito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list