esponsales
[espõnˈsales]
The verdict
“esponsales” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #91,921 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #91,921
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mutua promesa de casarse que se hacen y aceptan el varón y la mujer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esponsales |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [espõnˈsales] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #91,921 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esponsales” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for esponsales is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [espõnˈsales]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,921 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for esponsales, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is esponsales, spelled E-S-P-O-N-S-A-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1Mutua promesa de casarse que se hacen y aceptan el varón y la mujer.
- 2Esta misma promesa cuando está hecha en alguna de las formas que la ley requiere para que surta algún efecto civil.
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 “esponsales”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-O-N-S-A-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [espõnˈsales] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.