esposas

[esˈposas]

/[esˈposas]/ noun

The verdict

“esposas” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,113 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#8,113
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Utensilio formado por dos aros metálicos unidos por un eslabón que se colocan en las muñecas de una persona para limitar sus movimientos.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

esposas vs esposo
71% similar
esposas vs esposos
86% similar
esposas vs esposa
86% similar

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

Key facts for esposas
PropertyValue
Headwordesposas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈposas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,113
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “esposas” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). esposas lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for esposas is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈposas]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,113 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Utensilio formado por dos aros metálicos unidos por un eslabón que se colocan en las muñecas de una persona para limitar sus movimientos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for esposas, with forms such as "epsosas", "esopsas", and "espoass". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "esposo", "esposos", "esposa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is esposas, spelled E-S-P-O-S-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Utensilio formado por dos aros metálicos unidos por un eslabón que se colocan en las muñecas de una persona para limitar sus movimientos.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epsosas,esopsas,espoass,esposass,espossas,espposas,espsoas,essposas,seposas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esposas - 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.

epsosas2esopsas2espoass2esposass1espossas1espposas1espsoas2essposas1
Edit distance from "esposas"

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 "esposas"?
"esposas" is spelled E-S-P-O-S-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈposas].
What does "esposas" mean?
As a noun, "esposas" means: Utensilio formado por dos aros metálicos unidos por un eslabón que se colocan en las muñecas de una persona para limitar sus movimientos.
What words are commonly confused with "esposas"?
"esposas" is commonly confused with "esposo", "esposos", "esposa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esposas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esposas" is [esˈposas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esposas" come from?
"esposas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “esposas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-O-S-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [esˈposas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “esposo” - see the side-by-side comparison. esposas vs esposo
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list