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 May 6, 2026) - Parte de un discurso que se aparta de la temática principal de éste para tocar otros asuntos más o menos extensamente.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | excurso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eksˈkuɾso] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “excurso” sits in Spanish frequency
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.
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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.
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Using “excurso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-X-C-U-R-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eksˈkuɾso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.