escolar
noun
escolar is spelled E-S-C-O-L-A-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, escolar means “Any member of the species Lepidocybium flavobrunneum of snake mackerels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of escolar is escolars.
How many letters and syllables are in escolar?
| Letters | 7: E-S-C-O-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is escolar?
Escolar appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of escolar
- escolars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does escolar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the species Lepidocybium flavobrunneum of snake mackerels.
- 2
Any fish of species Ruvettus pretiosus, oilfish.
- 3
Any of several other perciform fish of the family Gempylidae (snake mackerels).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Escolar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Perciform fish:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | escolier |
| German | Escolar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does escolar come from?
From Spanish escolar, because of a resemblance of the rings around the eyes to a scholar's spectacles. Doublet of scholar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).