estorban

[esˈt̪oɾβ̞ãn]

/[esˈt̪oɾβ̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“estorban” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,568 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,568
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

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 estorbar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-estorban · estorban · Spanish

estorban · rank #61,568 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,568
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH estivales

Nearest frequency peer: estivales (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “estorban”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “estorban” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for estorban
PropertyValue
Headwordestorban
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[esˈt̪oɾβ̞ãn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,568
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “estorban” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.estorbancae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “estivales” (#61,567), “estrechamiento” (#61,569), “estudiarse” (#61,570). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “estorban” va en #61,568. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estorban is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,568 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [esˈt̪oɾβ̞ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de estorbar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for estorban in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is estorban, spelled E-S-T-O-R-B-A-N.

Definition

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

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 "estorban"?
"estorban" is spelled E-S-T-O-R-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈt̪oɾβ̞ãn].
What does "estorban" mean?
As a verb, "estorban" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de estorbar.
How do you pronounce "estorban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estorban" is [esˈt̪oɾβ̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list