excurso
[eksˈkuɾso]
The verdict
“excurso” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parte de un discurso que se aparta de la temática principal de éste para tocar otros asuntos más o menos extensamente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-excurso · excurso · Spanish
excurso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | excurso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eksˈkuɾso] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “excurso” en español
Rare enough to double-check
excurso is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [eksˈkuɾso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for excurso in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 excurso, spelled E-X-C-U-R-S-O.
Definition
- 1Parte de un discurso que se aparta de la temática principal de éste para tocar otros asuntos más o menos extensamente.
- 2Sección de un texto destinada a estudiar más o menos extensamente otra obra, sin ser éste el objetivo primario del texto en sí mismo, en especial cuando el objeto de estudio es un clásico.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how excurso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El tránsito hacia esa parte del diálogo, en la que el lenguaje será su central argumento, se hace a través de un bello excurso, el mito de las cigarras.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.