sashimi

[saˈʃimi]

/[saˈʃimi]/ noun

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The verdict

“sashimi” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,220 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,220
frequency rank, Spanish
34,953
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.

Key facts for sashimi
PropertyValue
Headwordsashimi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[saˈʃimi]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sashimi” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sashimi lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sashimi is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,220 among 34,953 “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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Using “sashimi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is S-A-S-H-I-M-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [saˈʃimi] (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

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list