escabullirse
[eskaβ̞uˈʝiɾse]
The verdict
“escabullirse” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,739 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,739
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Evadir, fugarse, escapar, huir o salir de un peligro, de una enfermedad o de un encierro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escabullirse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eskaβ̞uˈʝiɾse] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #57,739 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escabullirse” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
escabullirse is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,739 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eskaβ̞uˈʝiɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
escabullirse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is escabullirse, spelled E-S-C-A-B-U-L-L-I-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Evadir, fugarse, escapar, huir o salir de un peligro, de una enfermedad o de un encierro.
- 2Salir, alejarse, huir o zafarse con habilidad de una situación difícil o indeseable.
- 3Salir, alejarse o zafarse de un grupo o de la compañía de otros sin que estos se den cuenta en ese momento.
- 4Referido a una cosa, salirse o irse de entre las manos; escurrirse.
- 5Eludir o evadir argumentos o razones en contra.
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.
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Using “escabullirse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-A-B-U-L-L-I-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eskaβ̞uˈʝiɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.