estambre
[esˈt̪ãmbɾe]
The verdict
“estambre” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,973 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,973
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Parte del vellón de lana que se compone de hebras largas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estambre |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈt̪ãmbɾe] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #80,973 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estambre” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
estambre is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,973 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈt̪ãmbɾe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for estambre in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 estambre, spelled E-S-T-A-M-B-R-E.
Definition
- 1Parte del vellón de lana que se compone de hebras largas.
- 2Hilado muy fino, de gran calidad, con una fibra larga.
- 3Hilado cuyas fibras han sido cardadas antes de ser hiladas.
- 4Órgano polinífero, rara vez laminar como un pétalo, casi siempre compuesto por un filamento y en su extremo superior por una antera donde se forma el polen.
This word in other languages
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 “estambre”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-T-A-M-B-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈt̪ãmbɾe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.