shape
/ʃeɪp/
The verdict
“shape” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,373 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,373
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma.
Corpus desk
Index ES-shape · shape · Spanish
shape · rank #60,373 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,373
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH shadows
Nearest frequency peer: shadows (-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 “shape”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- señoritos
señoritos
39,631 corpus weight
- shadows
shadows
39,629 corpus weight
- shape
shape
39,628 corpus weight
- siega
siega
39,627 corpus weight
- significas
significas
39,626 corpus weight
- siguieras
siguieras
39,625 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “shape” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | shape |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʃeɪp/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,373 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “shape” en español
Rare enough to double-check
shape is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,373 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃeɪp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma.".
shape doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is shape, spelled S-H-A-P-E.
Definition
- 1Forma.
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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