estuches

[esˈt̪ut͡ʃes]

/[esˈt̪ut͡ʃes]/ noun

The verdict

“estuches” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,021 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,021
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de estuche.

Corpus desk

Index ES-estuches · estuches · Spanish

estuches · rank #60,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,021
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH estresados

Nearest frequency peer: estresados (-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 “estuches”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for estuches
PropertyValue
Headwordestuches
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈt̪ut͡ʃes]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,021
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “estuches” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).estuchescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “estresados” (#60,020), “etiquetan” (#60,022), “estrangulado” (#60,019). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “estuches” va en #60,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

estuches is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,021 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈt̪ut͡ʃes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de estuche.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for estuches, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is estuches, spelled E-S-T-U-C-H-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de estuche.

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 "estuches"?
"estuches" is spelled E-S-T-U-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈt̪ut͡ʃes].
What does "estuches" mean?
As a noun, "estuches" means: Forma del plural de estuche.
How do you pronounce "estuches"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "estuches" is [esˈt̪ut͡ʃes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "estuches" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "estuches", 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