espace

\ɛs.pas\

/\ɛs.pas\/ noun

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The verdict

“espace” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #739 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#739
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Étendue indéfinie.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

espace vs espère
67% similar
espace vs espèce
83% similar
espace vs essaie
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for espace
PropertyValue
Headwordespace
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛs.pas\
Letters6
Frequency rank#739
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “espace” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). espace lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for espace is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛs.pas\. Corpus data places it at rank #739 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for espace, with forms such as "epsace", "esapce", and "espacce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "espère", "espèce", "essaie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is espace, spelled E-S-P-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Étendue indéfinie.
  2. 2
    Étendue limitée et ordinairement superficielle.
  3. 3
    Endroit.
  4. 4
    (Avec complément de nom ou apposition) Zone plus ou moins grande et plus ou moins définie d'un ensemble, désignée par l'usage qu'on en fait.
  5. 5
    Étendue qui embrasse l’univers, vide interplanétaire, intersidéral et intergalactique.
  6. 6
    Milieu abstrait.
  7. 7
    Lieu créés par l’imagination hors du monde réel, pour y placer des chimères.
  8. 8
    Étendue du temps.
  9. 9
    Intervalle blanc qui se trouve dans la portée.

This word in other languages

space(English)espacio(Español)Raum(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epsace,esapce,espacce,espaec,espcae,esppace,esspace,sepace

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of espace - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epsace2esapce2espacce1espaec2espcae2esppace1esspace1sepace2
Edit distance from "espace"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "espace"?
"espace" is spelled E-S-P-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛs.pas\.
What does "espace" mean?
As a noun, "espace" means: Étendue indéfinie.
What words are commonly confused with "espace"?
"espace" is commonly confused with "espère", "espèce", "essaie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "espace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "espace" is \ɛs.pas\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "espace" come from?
"espace" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “espace”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-S-P-A-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɛs.pas\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “espère” - see the side-by-side comparison. espace vs espère
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list