espíritus
[esˈpiɾit̪us]
The verdict
“espíritus” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,854. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,854
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de espíritu.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espíritus |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈpiɾit̪us] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,854 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espíritus” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around espíritus (IPA [esˈpiɾit̪us]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,854 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de espíritu.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for espíritus, with forms such as "epsíritus", "esppíritus", and "espríitus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "espíritu", "espiritual", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is espíritus, spelled E-S-P-Í-R-I-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de espíritu.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epsíritus
- esppíritus
- espríitus
- espíirtus
- espíritsu
- espírittus
- espírituss
- espíriuts
- espírritus
- espírtius
- esspíritus
- esípritus
- sepíritus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espíritus - 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.
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.
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Using “espíritus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-Í-R-I-T-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈpiɾit̪us] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “espíritu” - see the side-by-side comparison. espíritus vs espíritu
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.