isn't

/ˈɪz.ənt/

//ˈɪz.ənt// contraction

The verdict

“isn't” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,424 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a contraction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,424
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contracción de el verbo is y el adverbio not. Traducida como "no es" o "no está".

Corpus desk

Index ES-isn-t · isn't · Spanish

isn't · rank #56,424 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,424
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH jodemos

Nearest frequency peer: jodemos (+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 “isn't”

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 “isn't” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for isn't
PropertyValue
Headwordisn't
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechContraction
IPA/ˈɪz.ənt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,424
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “isn't” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.isn'tcae 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: “jodemos” (#56,425), “juntadas” (#56,426), “intrépidos” (#56,421). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “isn't” va en #56,424. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

isn't is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,424 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as acontraction, transcribed /ˈɪz.ənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contracción de el verbo is y el adverbio not. Traducida como "no es" o "no está".".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for isn't, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is isn't, spelled I-S-N-'-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contracción de el verbo is y el adverbio not. Traducida como "no es" o "no está".

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 "isn't"?
"isn't" is spelled I-S-N-'-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪz.ənt/.
What does "isn't" mean?
As a contraction, "isn't" means: Contracción de el verbo is y el adverbio not. Traducida como "no es" o "no está".
How do you pronounce "isn't"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "isn't" is /ˈɪz.ənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "isn't" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "isn't", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list