sierpe
[ˈsjeɾpe]
The verdict
“sierpe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,875 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,875
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,169
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Serpiente grande.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sierpe · sierpe · Spanish
sierpe · rank #97,875 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,875
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,169
- PHOTO-FINISH sináptica
Nearest frequency peer: sináptica (+2 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 “sierpe”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- sentires
sentires
2,132 corpus weight
- sierpe
sierpe
2,126 corpus weight
- sináptica
sináptica
2,124 corpus weight
- sisto
sisto
2,123 corpus weight
- slap
slap
2,122 corpus weight
- sobar
sobar
2,120 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sierpe” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sierpe |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsjeɾpe] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #97,875 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “sierpe” en español
Rare enough to double-check
sierpe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,875 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsjeɾpe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sierpe, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is sierpe, spelled S-I-E-R-P-E.
Definition
- 1Serpiente grande.
- 2Por extensión, persona feroz o irascible.
- 3Por extensión, cosa que repta, como las sierpes₁.
- 4Renuevo leñoso de la raíz.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sierpe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Donde se dice de la Virgen Maria, que como ella fué muy hermosa, pero cuando alguno la miraba, por corrupto y mal deseo que tuviese, en mirándola, luego se le apagaba el mal deseo y le venía casta y limpia voluntad. Y por eso es comparada al cedro, cuyo olor mata los sapos y las sierpes.
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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