esponsales

[espõnˈsales]

/[espõnˈsales]/ noun

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The verdict

“esponsales” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,921 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,921
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mutua promesa de casarse que se hacen y aceptan el varón y la mujer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esponsales · esponsales · Spanish

esponsales · rank #91,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,921
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH espolones

Nearest frequency peer: espolones (-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 “esponsales”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for esponsales
PropertyValue
Headwordesponsales
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[espõnˈsales]
Letters10
Frequency rank#91,921
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “esponsales” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.esponsalescae 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: “espolones” (#91,920), “estepario” (#91,922), “espinales” (#91,919). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esponsales” va en #91,921. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esponsales is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,921 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [espõnˈsales]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Mutua promesa de casarse que se hacen y aceptan el varón y la mujer.
  2. 2
    Esta 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "esponsales"?
"esponsales" is spelled E-S-P-O-N-S-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [espõnˈsales].
What does "esponsales" mean?
As a noun, "esponsales" means: Mutua promesa de casarse que se hacen y aceptan el varón y la mujer.
How do you pronounce "esponsales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esponsales" is [espõnˈsales]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esponsales" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "esponsales", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Etchecopar#91,926escenifica#91,912exageremos#91,930entomólogo#91,906

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list