espuela
[esˈpwela]
The verdict
“espuela” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #69,374 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,374
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Espiga metálica que se colocan en el talón de las botas de quien cabalga, con el propósito de dirigir los movimientos del caballo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | espuela |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈpwela] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #69,374 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “espuela” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
espuela is uncommon Spanish at frequency #69,374 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈpwela]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for espuela, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is espuela, spelled E-S-P-U-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1Espiga metálica que se colocan en el talón de las botas de quien cabalga, con el propósito de dirigir los movimientos del caballo.
- 2Por extensión cosa que sirve para estimular.
- 3Última bebida que toma una persona antes de partir del lugar donde se encuentra.
- 4Apófisis ósea de las aves.
- 5Espoleta (horquilla de las clavículas del ave).
This word in other languages
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 “espuela”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-P-U-E-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈpwela] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.