escabeche

[eskaˈβ̞et͡ʃe]

/[eskaˈβ̞et͡ʃe]/ noun

The verdict

“escabeche” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,244 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,244
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adobo a base de vinagre, especias y otros ingredientes, que se emplea para sazonar y conservar multitud de alimentos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escabeche · escabeche · Spanish

escabeche · rank #52,244 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,244
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH eréctil

Nearest frequency peer: eréctil (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “escabeche”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “escabeche” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escabeche
PropertyValue
Headwordescabeche
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eskaˈβ̞et͡ʃe]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,244
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escabeche” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).escabechecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “eréctil” (#52,243), “escapaban” (#52,245), “errados” (#52,242). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escabeche” va en #52,244. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escabeche is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,244 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eskaˈβ̞et͡ʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Adobo a base de vinagre, especias y otros ingredientes, que se emplea para sazonar y conservar multitud de alimentos.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for escabeche in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is escabeche, spelled E-S-C-A-B-E-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adobo a base de vinagre, especias y otros ingredientes, que se emplea para sazonar y conservar multitud de alimentos.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escabeche"?
"escabeche" is spelled E-S-C-A-B-E-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [eskaˈβ̞et͡ʃe].
What does "escabeche" mean?
As a noun, "escabeche" means: Adobo a base de vinagre, especias y otros ingredientes, que se emplea para sazonar y conservar multitud de alimentos.
How do you pronounce "escabeche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escabeche" is [eskaˈβ̞et͡ʃe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escabeche" come from?
"escabeche" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "escabeche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list