sashimi

[saˈʃimi]

/[saˈʃimi]/ noun

The verdict

“sashimi” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,220 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,220
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plato japonés que consiste principalmente en mariscos o pescado crudos, cortados en rebanadas (aunque no tanto como un carpaccio). Usualmente se sirve con salsa de soja.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sashimi · sashimi · Spanish

sashimi · rank #86,220 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,220
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sandez

Nearest frequency peer: sandez (-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 “sashimi”

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 “sashimi” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sashimi
PropertyValue
Headwordsashimi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[saˈʃimi]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sashimi” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sashimicae 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: “sandez” (#86,219), “salobres” (#86,217), “saliéramos” (#86,216). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sashimi” va en #86,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sashimi is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,220 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [saˈʃimi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plato japonés que consiste principalmente en mariscos o pescado crudos, cortados en rebanadas (aunque no tanto como un carpaccio). Usualmente se sirve con salsa de soja.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sashimi, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is sashimi, spelled S-A-S-H-I-M-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plato japonés que consiste principalmente en mariscos o pescado crudos, cortados en rebanadas (aunque no tanto como un carpaccio). Usualmente se sirve con salsa de soja.

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 "sashimi"?
"sashimi" is spelled S-A-S-H-I-M-I. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈʃimi].
What does "sashimi" mean?
As a noun, "sashimi" means: Plato japonés que consiste principalmente en mariscos o pescado crudos, cortados en rebanadas (aunque no tanto como un carpaccio). Usualmente se sirve con salsa de soja.
How do you pronounce "sashimi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sashimi" is [saˈʃimi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sashimi" come from?
"sashimi" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list