a escondidas
[a eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]
The verdict
“a escondidas” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sin que nadie lo vea, sin ser percibido.
Corpus desk
Index ES-a-escondidas · a escondidas · Spanish
a escondidas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | a escondidas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [a eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞as] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “a escondidas” en español
Rare enough to double-check
a escondidas is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [a eskõn̪ˈd̪ið̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sin que nadie lo vea, sin ser percibido.".
a escondidas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is a escondidas, spelled A- -E-S-C-O-N-D-I-D-A-S.
Definition
- 1Sin que nadie lo vea, sin ser percibido.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how a escondidas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Compró una película a escondidas.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.