esquina

[esˈkina]

/[esˈkina]/ noun

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The verdict

“esquina” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,882. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,882
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ángulo formado por la convergencia de dos superficies, especialmente muros o paredes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esquina · esquina · Spanish

esquina · rank #2,882 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,882
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escuchado

Nearest frequency peer: escuchado (-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 “esquina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esquina” 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).

esquina vs esquiva
86% similar
esquina vs esquivo
71% similar
esquina vs esquinas
88% similar

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

Key facts for esquina
PropertyValue
Headwordesquina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈkina]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,882
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “esquina”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).esquinacae 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 “escuchado” (#2,881), “estuvieron” (#2,883), “empresarios” (#2,880). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esquina” va en #2,882. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around esquina (IPA [esˈkina]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,882 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for esquina, with forms such as "eqsuina", "esqiuna", and "esqquina". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "esquiva", "esquivo", "esquinas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is esquina, spelled E-S-Q-U-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ángulo formado por la convergencia de dos superficies, especialmente muros o paredes.
  2. 2
    En particular, esquina₁ de dos calles o caminos transversales, en particular la zona en que unen sus aceras.
  3. 3
    Proyectil grande de piedra sin labrar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how esquina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Detóbose pues a la hora Gonçalo Chacón el pie de la escalera, e tornaron en aquel instante el Juan de Luna e Fernando de Ribadeneyra, e con ellos otra mucha gente, e contaron al Maestre de cómo avía dado Alonso Pérez en la esquina de la puente, e muriera luego.
  2. Llegó al cadalso y subiendo a él por una escalera, vio en una esquina del tablado al verdugo con una espada ancha en las manos.

Synonyms

aristacanterocantillocantocantóncantonadacornijalcornijónesquinalesquinazo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eqsuina
  • esqiuna
  • esqquina
  • esquian
  • esquinna
  • esqunia
  • essquina
  • esuqina
  • sequina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esquina - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eqsuina2esqiuna2esqquina1esquian2esquinna1esqunia2essquina1esuqina2
Edit distance from "esquina"

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 "esquina"?
"esquina" is spelled E-S-Q-U-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkina].
What does "esquina" mean?
As a noun, "esquina" means: Ángulo formado por la convergencia de dos superficies, especialmente muros o paredes.
What words are commonly confused with "esquina"?
"esquina" is commonly confused with "esquiva", "esquivo", "esquinas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esquina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esquina" is [esˈkina]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esquina" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imagino#2,889lenguas#2,892columna#2,870piedras#2,897

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Grecia9 variantscumple9 variantsRosario9 variantsvídeos9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list