escalpelo
[eskalˈpelo]
The verdict
“escalpelo” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #94,067 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #94,067
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrumento que consta de una cuchilla para hacer cortes o incisiones precisas, especialmente para fines quirúrgicos o de diseño artístico, arquitectónico, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escalpelo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eskalˈpelo] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #94,067 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escalpelo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for escalpelo is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eskalˈpelo]. Corpus data places it at rank #94,067 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Instrumento que consta de una cuchilla para hacer cortes o incisiones precisas, especialmente para fines quirúrgicos o de diseño artístico, arquitectónico, etc.".
escalpelo has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is escalpelo, spelled E-S-C-A-L-P-E-L-O.
Definition
- 1Instrumento que consta de una cuchilla para hacer cortes o incisiones precisas, especialmente para fines quirúrgicos o de diseño artístico, arquitectónico, etc.
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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 “escalpelo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-A-L-P-E-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eskalˈpelo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.