hándicap
[ˈxãn̪d̪ikap]
The verdict
“hándicap” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #82,082 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,082
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,569
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Asignación de puntos de penalización a las ventajas extradeportivas de algunos participantes, con el objetivo de nivelar los rendimientos entre competidores con equipamiento o capacidades diferentes.
Corpus desk
Index ES-handicap · hándicap · Spanish
hándicap · rank #82,082 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,082
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,569
- PHOTO-FINISH imitaban
Nearest frequency peer: imitaban (+2 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 “hándicap”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- huevito
huevito
17,924 corpus weight
- hándicap
hándicap
17,919 corpus weight
- imitaban
imitaban
17,917 corpus weight
- impagables
impagables
17,916 corpus weight
- imposibilit…
imposibilitan
17,915 corpus weight
- inanimado
inanimado
17,914 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “hándicap” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hándicap |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈxãn̪d̪ikap] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #82,082 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “hándicap” en español
Rare enough to double-check
hándicap is uncommon Spanish at frequency #82,082 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈxãn̪d̪ikap]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hándicap in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is hándicap, spelled H-Á-N-D-I-C-A-P.
Definition
- 1Asignación de puntos de penalización a las ventajas extradeportivas de algunos participantes, con el objetivo de nivelar los rendimientos entre competidores con equipamiento o capacidades diferentes.
- 2Disminución de las capacidades físicas o mentales por causa de una lesión o deficiencia que puede haber sido adquirida o tenerse desde la concepción (congénita.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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