esquivan

[esˈkiβ̞ãn]

/[esˈkiβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“esquivan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #84,858 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,858
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esquivar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esquivan · esquivan · Spanish

esquivan · rank #84,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,858
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH esquirol

Nearest frequency peer: esquirol (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “esquivan”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “esquivan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for esquivan
PropertyValue
Headwordesquivan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[esˈkiβ̞ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “esquivan” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).esquivancae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “esquirol” (#84,857), “espumosos” (#84,856), “estimándose” (#84,860). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esquivan” va en #84,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

esquivan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #84,858 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [esˈkiβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esquivar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for esquivan, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is esquivan, spelled E-S-Q-U-I-V-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esquivar.

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 "esquivan"?
"esquivan" is spelled E-S-Q-U-I-V-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkiβ̞ãn].
What does "esquivan" mean?
As a verb, "esquivan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de esquivar.
How do you pronounce "esquivan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esquivan" is [esˈkiβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esquivan" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list