este

/[ˈest̪e]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#31

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

este is anSpanishadj. It means: Se emplea para indicar o señalar algo o a alguien próximo al hablante, o referirse a algo que se acaba de mencionar. Pronounced [ˈest̪e]. It ranks #31 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with et and eta.

Key facts for este
PropertyValue
Headwordeste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈest̪e]
Letters4
Frequency rank#31
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of este in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for este is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈest̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #31 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for este, with forms such as "eset", "esste", and "estte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "et", "eta", "Eve", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is este, spelled E-S-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se emplea para indicar o señalar algo o a alguien próximo al hablante, o referirse a algo que se acaba de mencionar.
  2. 2
    Referido a un período de tiempo, que transcurre en el momento en que se habla.
  3. 3
    Después de un sustantivo, indica desprecio o enojo.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eset,esste,estte,etse,sete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for este

Misspelling Variants of "este"

eset4esste5estte5etse4sete4
Misspelling Variants of "este"

Frequency rank: #31 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "este"?
"este" is spelled E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈest̪e].
What does "este" mean?
As an adj, "este" means: Se emplea para indicar o señalar algo o a alguien próximo al hablante, o referirse a algo que se acaba de mencionar.
What words are commonly confused with "este"?
"este" is commonly confused with "et", "eta", "Eve". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "este"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "este" is [ˈest̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "este" come from?
"este" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter E in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.