# espanto vs espiando

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### espanto
*noun · IPA [esˈpãn̪t̪o] · frequency rank #23,400*
Terror, consternación.

### espiando
*verb · IPA [esˈpjãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #29,206*
Gerundio de espiar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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