escalar

/[eskaˈlaɾ]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,597

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

escalar is anSpanishadj. It means: Magnitud que puede representarse con un único número (única coordenada) invariable en cualquier sistema de referencia. Pronounced [eskaˈlaɾ]. Often confused with escasa and escola.

Key facts for escalar
PropertyValue
Headwordescalar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[eskaˈlaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,597
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of escalar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for escalar is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eskaˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,597 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Magnitud que puede representarse con un único número (única coordenada) invariable en cualquier sistema de referencia.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for escalar, with forms such as "ecsalar", "esaclar", and "escaalr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "escasa", "escola", "Escolar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is escalar, spelled E-S-C-A-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Magnitud que puede representarse con un único número (única coordenada) invariable en cualquier sistema de referencia.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecsalar,esaclar,escaalr,escalarr,escallar,escalra,esccalar,esclaar,esscalar,secalar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for escalar

Misspelling Variants of "escalar"

ecsalar7esaclar7escaalr7escalarr8escallar8escalra7esccalar8esclaar7
Misspelling Variants of "escalar"

Frequency rank: #12,597 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escalar"?
"escalar" is spelled E-S-C-A-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eskaˈlaɾ].
What does "escalar" mean?
As an adj, "escalar" means: Magnitud que puede representarse con un único número (única coordenada) invariable en cualquier sistema de referencia.
What words are commonly confused with "escalar"?
"escalar" is commonly confused with "escasa", "escola", "Escolar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escalar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escalar" is [eskaˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escalar" come from?
"escalar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.