esposa
[esˈposa]
The verdict
“esposa” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,111 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,111
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mujer casada con respecto de su cónyuge.
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 | 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) |
Where “esposa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for esposa is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈposa]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,111 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Mujer casada con respecto de su cónyuge.
- 2Mujer que ha formalizado su relación previa al matrimonio, celebrando los esponsales.
- 3Anillo que lleva el obispo cristiano como señal de su cargo.
- 4Anilla metálica unida a otra similar por una cadena, que sirve para atar las muñecas de los reos.
This word in other languages
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.
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 “esposa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-O-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈposa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “estos” - see the side-by-side comparison. esposa vs estos
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.