yesca
[ˈʝeska]
The verdict
“yesca” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #92,579 among 1,840 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,579
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1,840
- “Y” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Materia muy seca y preparada de manera que cualquiera chispa de fuego prenda en ella. Comúnmente se hace de trapo quemado, cardo u hongos secos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | yesca |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʝeska] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #92,579 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “yesca” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
yesca is uncommon Spanish at frequency #92,579 among 1,840 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʝeska]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for yesca in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is yesca, spelled Y-E-S-C-A.
Definition
- 1Materia muy seca y preparada de manera que cualquiera chispa de fuego prenda en ella. Comúnmente se hace de trapo quemado, cardo u hongos secos.
- 2Cosa que está sumamente seca, y por lo tanto dispuesta a encenderse o abrasarse.
- 3Incentivo de cualquier pasión o afecto.
- 4Cualquier cosa que excita la gana de beber, y con singularidad, de beber vino.
- 5Pobre, sin dinero.
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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Using “yesca”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is Y-E-S-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʝeska] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.