esquinazo

[eskiˈnaso]

/[eskiˈnaso]/ noun

The verdict

“esquinazo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Esquina de una construcción o vivienda.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esquinazo · esquinazo · Spanish

esquinazo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for esquinazo
PropertyValue
Headwordesquinazo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eskiˈnaso]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “esquinazo” en español

esquinazono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esquinazo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [eskiˈnaso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for esquinazo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is esquinazo, spelled E-S-Q-U-I-N-A-Z-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Esquina de una construcción o vivienda.
  2. 2
    Esquina o borde de un objeto.
  3. 3
    Homenaje musical a personas, a santos, a personajes divinos, pero sobre todo a la Virgen María. También puede ser un homenaje o requerimiento amoroso a la persona querida.
  4. 4
    Angina.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. El alcázar de Córdoba del siglo X … ha llegado a nuestros días prácticamente arrasado (Fig. I, I-I), solo con un muro torreado en el esquinazo de la calle Torrijos.
  2. Los esquinazos son de acero, siendo las partes más fuertes del contenedor.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "esquinazo"?
"esquinazo" is spelled E-S-Q-U-I-N-A-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eskiˈnaso].
What does "esquinazo" mean?
As a noun, "esquinazo" means: Esquina de una construcción o vivienda.
How do you pronounce "esquinazo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esquinazo" is [eskiˈnaso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esquinazo" come from?
"esquinazo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list