estiman

[esˈt̪imãn]

/[esˈt̪imãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“estiman” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,695. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,695
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de estimar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-estiman · estiman · Spanish

estiman · rank #17,695 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,695
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH estimulante

Nearest frequency peer: estimulante (+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 “estiman”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “estiman” 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).

estiman vs estimo
71% similar
estiman vs estira
71% similar
estiman vs estimar
86% similar

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

Key facts for estiman
PropertyValue
Headwordestiman
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[esˈt̪imãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,695
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “estiman”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.estimancae 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 “estimulante” (#17,696), “espiar” (#17,692), “existencial” (#17,698). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “estiman” va en #17,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around estiman (IPA [esˈt̪imãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,695 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de estimar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for estiman, with forms such as "esitman", "esstiman", and "estiamn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "estimo", "estira", "estimar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 estiman, spelled E-S-T-I-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de estimar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esitman
  • esstiman
  • estiamn
  • estimann
  • estimman
  • estimna
  • estmian
  • esttiman
  • etsiman
  • setiman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of estiman - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esitman2esstiman1estiamn2estimann1estimman1estimna2estmian2esttiman1
Edit distance from "estiman"

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 "estiman"?
"estiman" is spelled E-S-T-I-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈt̪imãn].
What does "estiman" mean?
As a verb, "estiman" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de estimar.
What words are commonly confused with "estiman"?
"estiman" is commonly confused with "estimo", "estira", "estimar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "estiman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estiman" is [esˈt̪imãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estiman" come from?
"estiman" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

engañan#17,685elector#17,677goleada#17,716dándose#17,673

Similar misspelling depth

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

encierro10 variantsEmiliano10 variantsdeclare10 variantscriados10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list