esquí
[esˈki]
The verdict
“esquí” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,905. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,905
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deporte que consiste en deslizarse sobre la nieve con unas paletas de algun material apropiado.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esquí |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈki] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #13,905 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esquí” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around esquí (IPA [esˈki]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,905 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for esquí, with forms such as "eqsuí", "esqquí", and "esqíu". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "esquina", "esquiva", "esquivo", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is esquí, spelled E-S-Q-U-Í.
Definition
- 1Deporte que consiste en deslizarse sobre la nieve con unas paletas de algun material apropiado.
- 2Tablones utilizados para deslizarse sobre la nieve y practicar dicho deporte.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eqsuí
- esqquí
- esqíu
- essquí
- esuqí
- sequí
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esquí - 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.
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 “esquí”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-Q-U-Í - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈki] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “esquina” - see the side-by-side comparison. esquí vs esquina
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.