escabechina
[eskaβ̞eˈt͡ʃina]
The verdict
“escabechina” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Matanza de mucha gente, especialmente de aquellos que no pueden defenderse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-escabechina · escabechina · Spanish
escabechina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | escabechina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eskaβ̞eˈt͡ʃina] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “escabechina” en español
Rare enough to double-check
escabechina is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [eskaβ̞eˈt͡ʃina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for escabechina, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is escabechina, spelled E-S-C-A-B-E-C-H-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Matanza de mucha gente, especialmente de aquellos que no pueden defenderse.
- 2Gran cantidad de suspensos en una clase.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how escabechina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
el Espíritu Santo inspiró a los judeocristianos de Jerusalén para que salieran más allá del Jordán, ante la inminencia de la gran escabechina que se produjo cuando la primera Gran Revuelta contra Roma (que concluyó con la derrota de los judíos y el aniquilamiento de Jerusalén y del Templo)
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.