esposo

[esˈposo]

/[esˈposo]/ noun

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The verdict

“esposo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,659
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-esposo · esposo · Spanish

esposo · rank #2,659 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,659
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH espectáculo

Nearest frequency peer: espectáculo (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “esposo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

esposo vs estos
67% similar
esposo vs expuso
67% similar
esposo vs esposos
86% similar

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

Key facts for esposo
PropertyValue
Headwordesposo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈposo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,659
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “esposo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.esposocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “espectáculo” (#2,658), “estés” (#2,660), “enviado” (#2,657). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esposo” va en #2,659. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around esposo (IPA [esˈposo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,659 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hombre casado, con respecto de su cónyuge.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for esposo, with forms such as "epsoso", "esopso", and "espoos". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "estos", "expuso", "esposos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is esposo, spelled E-S-P-O-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hombre casado, con respecto de su cónyuge.

Synonyms

marido

This word in other languages

husband(English)mari(Français)Ehemann(Deutsch)cônjuge(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epsoso
  • esopso
  • espoos
  • esposso
  • espposo
  • espsoo
  • essposo
  • seposo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esposo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epsoso2esopso2espoos2esposso1espposo1espsoo2essposo1seposo2
Edit distance from "esposo"

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 "esposo"?
"esposo" is spelled E-S-P-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈposo].
What does "esposo" mean?
As a noun, "esposo" means: Hombre casado, con respecto de su cónyuge.
What words are commonly confused with "esposo"?
"esposo" is commonly confused with "estos", "expuso", "esposos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esposo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esposo" is [esˈposo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esposo" come from?
"esposo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

fuimos#2,663Javier#2,671bonita#2,646afecta#2,643

Similar misspelling depth

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

señala8 variantstareas8 variantsabuelo8 variantsexacto8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list