esquinazo
[eskiˈnaso]
The verdict
“esquinazo” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Esquina de una construcción o vivienda.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esquinazo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eskiˈnaso] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esquinazo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for esquinazo is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eskiˈnaso]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Esquina de una construcción o vivienda.
- 2Esquina o borde de un objeto.
- 3Homenaje 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.
- 4Angina.
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.
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Using “esquinazo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-Q-U-I-N-A-Z-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eskiˈnaso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.