estay
[esˈt̪aj]
The verdict
“estay” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,306 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,306
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cabo fuerte que sujeta la cabeza o cofa de un mástil a los extremos de la nave o al pie del palo adyacente, para impedir que caiga hacia la popa.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | estay |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈt̪aj] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #62,306 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “estay” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
estay is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,306 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈt̪aj]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cabo fuerte que sujeta la cabeza o cofa de un mástil a los extremos de la nave o al pie del palo adyacente, para impedir que caiga hacia la popa.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for estay, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is estay, spelled E-S-T-A-Y.
Definition
- 1Cabo fuerte que sujeta la cabeza o cofa de un mástil a los extremos de la nave o al pie del palo adyacente, para impedir que caiga hacia la popa.
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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 “estay”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-T-A-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈt̪aj] (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.