Estambul
[est̪ãmˈbul]
The verdict
“Estambul” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,041. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,041
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ciudad portuaria de Turquía, la más grande del país.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Estambul |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [est̪ãmˈbul] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #13,041 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Estambul” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Estambul (IPA [est̪ãmˈbul]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,041 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ciudad portuaria de Turquía, la más grande del país.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Estambul, with forms such as "esatmbul", "esstambul", and "estabmul". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Estambul, spelled E-S-T-A-M-B-U-L.
Definition
- 1Ciudad portuaria de Turquía, la más grande del país.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- esatmbul
- esstambul
- estabmul
- estambbul
- estamblu
- estambull
- estammbul
- estamubl
- estamvul
- estmabul
- esttambul
- etsambul
- setambul
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Estambul - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Estambul”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-T-A-M-B-U-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [est̪ãmˈbul] (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.