La Española
[la espaˈɲola]
The verdict
“La Española” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Isla situada en el mar Caribe forma parte del archipiélago de las Antillas. Es la segunda más grande de este conjunto de islas solamente detrás de la isla de Cuba. En su territorio están situados d...
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Index ES-la-espanola · La Española · Spanish
La Española · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | La Española |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [la espaˈɲola] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “La Española” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
La Española is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [la espaˈɲola]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Isla situada en el mar Caribe forma parte del archipiélago de las Antillas. Es la segunda más grande de este conjunto de islas solamente detrás de la isla de Cuba. En su territorio están situados d...".
No misspelling variants are generated for La Española in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is La Española, spelled L-A- -E-S-P-A-Ñ-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1Isla situada en el mar Caribe forma parte del archipiélago de las Antillas. Es la segunda más grande de este conjunto de islas solamente detrás de la isla de Cuba. En su territorio están situados dos estados nacionales: República Dominicana y Haití
This word in other languages
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