escalamiento

[eskalaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]

/[eskalaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“escalamiento” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,203 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,203
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de escalar.

Key facts for escalamiento
PropertyValue
Headwordescalamiento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eskalaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]
Letters12
Frequency rank#78,203
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “escalamiento” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). escalamiento lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escalamiento is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,203 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eskalaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for escalamiento in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is escalamiento, spelled E-S-C-A-L-A-M-I-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de escalar.
  2. 2
    Acción de entrar por una vía que no es la destinada al efecto. El escalamiento es considerado como circunstancia agravante en la comisión de un delito.

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 "escalamiento"?
"escalamiento" is spelled E-S-C-A-L-A-M-I-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eskalaˈmjẽn̪t̪o].
What does "escalamiento" mean?
As a noun, "escalamiento" means: Acción o efecto de escalar.
How do you pronounce "escalamiento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escalamiento" is [eskalaˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escalamiento" come from?
"escalamiento" 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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Using “escalamiento”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-A-L-A-M-I-E-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [eskalaˈmjẽn̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list