esternón
[est̪eɾˈnõn]
The verdict
“esternón” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,899 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,899
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hueso situado en la parte anterior del pecho que articula las costillas.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | esternón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [est̪eɾˈnõn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #50,899 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “esternón” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
esternón is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,899 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [est̪eɾˈnõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for esternón, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 esternón, spelled E-S-T-E-R-N-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Hueso situado en la parte anterior del pecho que articula las costillas.
- 2Cada una de las partes del dermatoesqueleto que está en la región ventral de cada segmento del tórax de los insectos.
This word in other languages
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 “esternón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-T-E-R-N-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [est̪eɾˈnõn] (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.