estancos
[esˈt̪ãŋkos]
The verdict
“estancos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,242 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,242
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de estanco.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estancos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈt̪ãŋkos] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #59,242 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estancos” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
estancos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,242 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈt̪ãŋkos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de estanco.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for estancos, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is estancos, spelled E-S-T-A-N-C-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural de 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.
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Using “estancos”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-T-A-N-C-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈt̪ãŋkos] (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.