escalado

[eskaˈlað̞o]

/[eskaˈlað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“escalado” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #40,809. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,809
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se aplica a los peces abiertos con hierro por la barriga para salarlos o curarlos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escalado · escalado · Spanish

escalado · rank #40,809 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,809
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH entierran

Nearest frequency peer: entierran (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “escalado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “escalado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

escalado vs esclavo
75% similar
escalado vs escalas
75% similar
escalado vs escalar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for escalado
PropertyValue
Headwordescalado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[eskaˈlað̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#40,809
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “escalado”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).escaladocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “entierran” (#40,808), “escalinata” (#40,810), “enseñaré” (#40,806). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escalado” va en #40,809. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around escalado (IPA [eskaˈlað̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,809 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Se aplica a los peces abiertos con hierro por la barriga para salarlos o curarlos.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for escalado, with forms such as "ecsalado", "esaclado", and "escaaldo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "esclavo", "escalas", "escalar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is escalado, spelled E-S-C-A-L-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se aplica a los peces abiertos con hierro por la barriga para salarlos o curarlos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsalado
  • esaclado
  • escaaldo
  • escaladdo
  • escalaod
  • escaldao
  • escallado
  • esccalado
  • esclaado
  • esscalado
  • secalado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escalado - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecsalado2esaclado2escaaldo2escaladdo1escalaod2escaldao2escallado1esccalado1
Edit distance from "escalado"

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 "escalado"?
"escalado" is spelled E-S-C-A-L-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eskaˈlað̞o].
What does "escalado" mean?
As an adjective, "escalado" means: Se aplica a los peces abiertos con hierro por la barriga para salarlos o curarlos.
What words are commonly confused with "escalado"?
"escalado" is commonly confused with "esclavo", "escalas", "escalar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escalado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escalado" is [eskaˈlað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escalado" come from?
"escalado" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

enseñaré#40,806escribís#40,814endémico#40,801encamina#40,797

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

entierran11 variantsempeoran11 variantsfacturar11 variantsgeógrafo11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list