espurios

[esˈpuɾjos]

/[esˈpuɾjos]/ adj

The verdict

“espurios” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,918 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,918
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del masculino plural de espurio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-espurios · espurios · Spanish

espurios · rank #82,918 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,918
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH espontanea

Nearest frequency peer: espontanea (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “espurios”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “espurios” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for espurios
PropertyValue
Headwordespurios
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[esˈpuɾjos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,918
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “espurios” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).espurioscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “espontanea” (#82,917), “estereotipadas” (#82,919), “estimarse” (#82,920). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “espurios” va en #82,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

espurios is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,918 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [esˈpuɾjos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del masculino plural de espurio.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for espurios in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 espurios, spelled E-S-P-U-R-I-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del masculino plural de espurio.

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 "espurios"?
"espurios" is spelled E-S-P-U-R-I-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈpuɾjos].
What does "espurios" mean?
As an adjective, "espurios" means: Forma del masculino plural de espurio.
How do you pronounce "espurios"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espurios" is [esˈpuɾjos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espurios" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list