esputar
[espuˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“esputar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arrojar flemas por la boca.
Corpus desk
Index ES-esputar · esputar · Spanish
esputar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esputar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [espuˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “esputar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
esputar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [espuˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arrojar flemas por la boca.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for esputar, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is esputar, spelled E-S-P-U-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Arrojar flemas por la boca.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.