espíritu

[esˈpiɾit̪u]

/[esˈpiɾit̪u]/ noun

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The verdict

“espíritu” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,572. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,572
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Substancia inmaterial de una persona.

Corpus desk

Index ES-espiritu · espíritu · Spanish

espíritu · rank #1,572 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,572
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH dudas

Nearest frequency peer: dudas (-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 “espíritu”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “espíritu” 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).

espíritu vs espíritus
89% similar
espíritu vs espiritual
70% similar

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

Key facts for espíritu
PropertyValue
Headwordespíritu
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈpiɾit̪u]
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,572
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “espíritu”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).espíritucae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dudas” (#1,571), “existencia” (#1,573), “doy” (#1,570). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espíritu” va en #1,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around espíritu (IPA [esˈpiɾit̪u]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,572 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for espíritu, with forms such as "epsíritu", "esppíritu", and "espríitu". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "espíritus", "espiritual", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is espíritu, spelled E-S-P-Í-R-I-T-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Substancia inmaterial de una persona.
  2. 2
    Entidad incorpórea.
  3. 3
    La esencia o principio de algo.
  4. 4
    Entusiasmo, ánimo, brío, vivacidad.
  5. 5
    Energía vital de los seres vivos, en especial del ser humano, que media entre el cuerpo y el alma.
  6. 6
    Dimensión divina que tiene en exclusiva la especie Homo sapiens sapiens.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Hay que tener presente, sin embargo, que poner las manos sobre una obra para hacerla más adecuada, aunque no sea más que a las exigencias técnicas de la toma en el estudio de televisión, quiere decir en todos los casos modificarla siempre, traicionando la mayoría de las veces el espíritu mismo del autor.

Synonyms

almafantasma

This word in other languages

spirit(English)esprit(Français)espírito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsíritu
  • esppíritu
  • espríitu
  • espíirtu
  • espírittu
  • espíriut
  • espírritu
  • espírtiu
  • esspíritu
  • esípritu
  • sepíritu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espíritu - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epsíritu2esppíritu1espríitu2espíirtu2espírittu1espíriut2espírritu1espírtiu2
Edit distance from "espíritu"

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 "espíritu"?
"espíritu" is spelled E-S-P-Í-R-I-T-U. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpiɾit̪u].
What does "espíritu" mean?
As a noun, "espíritu" means: Substancia inmaterial de una persona.
What words are commonly confused with "espíritu"?
"espíritu" is commonly confused with "espíritus", "espiritual". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espíritu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espíritu" is [esˈpiɾit̪u]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espíritu" come from?
"espíritu" 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 "espíritu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

frontera#1,576búsqueda#1,564obstante#1,582segundos#1,588

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

recibió11 variantspobreza11 variantsmexicano11 variantslenguaje11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list