esposa

Name: esposa, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[esˈposa]

/[esˈposa]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“esposa” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,111. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,111
frequency rank, Spanish: 5,243
“E” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mujer casada con respecto de su cónyuge.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esposa · esposa · Spanish

esposa · rank #1,111 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #1,111
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,243
PHOTO-FINISH especie

Nearest frequency peer: especie (-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.

creación

98,893
destino

98,892
especie

98,891
esposa

98,890
hambre

98,889
legal

98,888

What this shows “esposa” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

esposa vs estos

67% similar

esposa vs esposo

83% similar

esposa vs espuma

67% similar

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

Key facts for esposa
Property	Value
Headword	esposa
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[esˈposa]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#1,111
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “esposa”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).esposacae aquí:

#1,111

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “especie” (#1,110), “hambre” (#1,112), “destino” (#1,109). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esposa” va en #1,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around esposa (IPA [esˈposa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,111 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for esposa, with forms such as "epsosa", "esopsa", and "espoas". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "estos", "esposo", "espuma", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is esposa, spelled E-S-P-O-S-A.

Definition

1
Mujer casada con respecto de su cónyuge.
2
Mujer que ha formalizado su relación previa al matrimonio, celebrando los esponsales.
3
Anillo que lleva el obispo cristiano como señal de su cargo.
4
Anilla metálica unida a otra similar por una cadena, que sirve para atar las muñecas de los reos.

Synonyms

consorte cónyugemedia naranjamujer novia prometida ganchos

This word in other languages

wife(English)épouse(Français)Ehefrau(Deutsch)mulher(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

epsosa
esopsa
espoas
espossa
espposa
espsoa
essposa
seposa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esposa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "esposa"

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 "esposa"?

"esposa" is spelled E-S-P-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈposa].

What does "esposa" mean?

As a noun, "esposa" means: Mujer casada con respecto de su cónyuge.

What words are commonly confused with "esposa"?

"esposa" is commonly confused with "estos", "esposo", "espuma". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "esposa"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esposa" is [esˈposa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "esposa" come from?

"esposa" 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 "esposa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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