escalón

[eskaˈlõn]

/[eskaˈlõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“escalón” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #16,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,329
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peldaño.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escalon · escalón · Spanish

escalón · rank #16,329 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,329
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escalones

Nearest frequency peer: escalones (-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 “escalón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escalón” 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).

escalón vs escaso
57% similar
escalón vs escaño
57% similar
escalón vs escapo
57% similar

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

Key facts for escalón
PropertyValue
Headwordescalón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eskaˈlõn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#16,329
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “escalón”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).escalóncae 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 “escalones” (#16,328), “escribiste” (#16,330), “entrego” (#16,327). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escalón” va en #16,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around escalón (IPA [eskaˈlõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,329 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for escalón, with forms such as "ecsalón", "esaclón", and "escallón". 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, "escaso", "escaño", "escapo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is escalón, spelled E-S-C-A-L-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Peldaño.
  2. 2
    Grado a que se asciende en dignidad social o profesional.
  3. 3
    Paso o medio con que uno adelanta sus pretensiones o conveniencias.
  4. 4
    Una de las fracciones en que se dividen las tropas de un frente de combate y que se colocan tácticamente con intervalos y a distancias regulares.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsalón
  • esaclón
  • escallón
  • escalnó
  • escalónn
  • escaóln
  • esccalón
  • esclaón
  • esscalón
  • secalón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escalón - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecsalón2esaclón2escallón1escalnó2escalónn1escaóln2esccalón1esclaón2
Edit distance from "escalón"

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 "escalón"?
"escalón" is spelled E-S-C-A-L-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [eskaˈlõn].
What does "escalón" mean?
As a noun, "escalón" means: Peldaño.
What words are commonly confused with "escalón"?
"escalón" is commonly confused with "escaso", "escaño", "escapo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escalón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escalón" is [eskaˈlõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escalón" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

entrego#16,327evacuar#16,333fallece#16,336filtrar#16,339

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

deseada10 variantscreces10 variantsconfusa10 variantsinsular10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list