sword

/sɔːd/

//sɔːd// noun

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The verdict

“sword” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,591 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,591
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-sword · sword · Spanish

sword · rank #50,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,591
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH surgían

Nearest frequency peer: surgían (-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 “sword”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sword
PropertyValue
Headwordsword
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɔːd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sword” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).swordcae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “surgían” (#50,590), “Sylvie” (#50,592), “supply” (#50,589). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sword” va en #50,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sword is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,591 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɔːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Espada.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sword in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is sword, spelled S-W-O-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Espada.

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

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

Same letter count

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

tumbo#50,617sabah#50,554zamba#50,646árida#50,649

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list