spear

/spɪə(ɹ)/

//spɪə(ɹ)// noun

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The verdict

“spear” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,667 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,667
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lanza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-spear · spear · Spanish

spear · rank #62,667 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,667
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH spaces

Nearest frequency peer: spaces (-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 “spear”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spear
PropertyValue
Headwordspear
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/spɪə(ɹ)/
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,667
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “spear” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.spearcae 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: “spaces” (#62,666), “soterramiento” (#62,665), “soportamos” (#62,664). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “spear” va en #62,667. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spear is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,667 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /spɪə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for spear, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is spear, spelled S-P-E-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lanza.
  2. 2
    Arpón.
  3. 3
    Jabalina.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how spear appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out

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 "spear"?
"spear" is spelled S-P-E-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /spɪə(ɹ)/.
What does "spear" mean?
As a noun, "spear" means: Lanza.
How do you pronounce "spear"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spear" is /spɪə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spear" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sonja#62,663taken#62,686tiesa#62,696tipas#62,699

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list