estrépito

[esˈt̪ɾepit̪o]

/[esˈt̪ɾepit̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“estrépito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,977 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,977
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ruido considerable y ensordecedor.

Corpus desk

Index ES-estrepito · estrépito · Spanish

estrépito · rank #81,977 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,977
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH estrangula

Nearest frequency peer: estrangula (-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 “estrépito”

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 “estrépito” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for estrépito
PropertyValue
Headwordestrépito
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈt̪ɾepit̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,977
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “estrépito” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).estrépitocae 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: “estrangula” (#81,976), “estupefacción” (#81,978), “esposada” (#81,974). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “estrépito” va en #81,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estrépito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,977 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈt̪ɾepit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

estrépito doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is estrépito, spelled E-S-T-R-É-P-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ruido considerable y ensordecedor.
  2. 2
    Ostentación, aparato en la realización de algo.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "estrépito"?
"estrépito" is spelled E-S-T-R-É-P-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈt̪ɾepit̪o].
What does "estrépito" mean?
As a noun, "estrépito" means: Ruido considerable y ensordecedor.
How do you pronounce "estrépito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estrépito" is [esˈt̪ɾepit̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estrépito" come from?
"estrépito" 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 "estrépito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list