estanco

[esˈt̪ãŋko]

/[esˈt̪ãŋko]/ adj

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The verdict

“estanco” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #44,180. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,180
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de un recipiente: que está bien sellado, de forma que no entran ni salen sustancias.

Corpus desk

Index ES-estanco · estanco · Spanish

estanco · rank #44,180 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,180
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH esquerra

Nearest frequency peer: esquerra (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “estanco”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “estanco” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

estanco vs estaño
71% similar
estanco vs estando
86% similar
estanco vs estante
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for estanco
PropertyValue
Headwordestanco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[esˈt̪ãŋko]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,180
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “estanco”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).estancocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “esquerra” (#44,179), “estirando” (#44,181), “estopa” (#44,182). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “estanco” va en #44,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around estanco (IPA [esˈt̪ãŋko]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,180 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dicho de un recipiente: que está bien sellado, de forma que no entran ni salen sustancias.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for estanco, with forms such as "esatnco", "esstanco", and "estacno". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "estaño", "estando", "estante", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 estanco, spelled E-S-T-A-N-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dicho de un recipiente: que está bien sellado, de forma que no entran ni salen sustancias.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esatnco
  • esstanco
  • estacno
  • estancco
  • estannco
  • estanoc
  • estnaco
  • esttanco
  • etsanco
  • setanco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estanco - 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.

esatnco2esstanco1estacno2estancco1estannco1estanoc2estnaco2esttanco1
Edit distance from "estanco"

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 "estanco"?
"estanco" is spelled E-S-T-A-N-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈt̪ãŋko].
What does "estanco" mean?
As an adjective, "estanco" means: Dicho de un recipiente: que está bien sellado, de forma que no entran ni salen sustancias.
What words are commonly confused with "estanco"?
"estanco" is commonly confused with "estaño", "estando", "estante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "estanco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estanco" is [esˈt̪ãŋko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estanco" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exigida#44,190erigida#44,169expolio#44,193enredos#44,160

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

epitelio10 variantsfrenada10 variantsemplaza10 variantsfuerzan10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list