escama

[esˈkama]

/[esˈkama]/ noun

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The verdict

“escama” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,299 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,299
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Membrana córnea, delgada y en forma de escudete, que, imbricada con otras muchas de su clase, suele cubrir total o parcialmente la piel de algunos animales, y principalmente la de los peces y repti...

Corpus desk

Index ES-escama · escama · Spanish

escama · rank #56,299 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,299
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escapadas

Nearest frequency peer: escapadas (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “escama”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “escama” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escama
PropertyValue
Headwordescama
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈkama]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,299
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escama” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.escamacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “escapadas” (#56,300), “escucharía” (#56,301), “esfuerce” (#56,302). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escama” va en #56,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escama is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,299 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈkama]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

escama has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is escama, spelled E-S-C-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Membrana córnea, delgada y en forma de escudete, que, imbricada con otras muchas de su clase, suele cubrir total o parcialmente la piel de algunos animales, y principalmente la de los peces y reptiles.
  2. 2
    Lo que tiene figura de escama.
  3. 3
    Cada una de las launas de hierro o acero en figura de escama que forman la loriga.
  4. 4
    Lámina formada por células epidérmicas muertas que se desprenden de la piel.
  5. 5
    Lámina microscópica presente en las alas de las mariposas.
  6. 6
    Órgano escarioso o membranoso semejante a una hoja pequeña.
  7. 7
    Recelo que uno tiene por el daño o molestia que otro le ha causado, o por el que teme.

This word in other languages

scale(English)écaille(Français)Schuppe(Deutsch)

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 "escama"?
"escama" is spelled E-S-C-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkama].
What does "escama" mean?
As a noun, "escama" means: Membrana córnea, delgada y en forma de escudete, que, imbricada con otras muchas de su clase, suele cubrir total o parcialmente la piel de algunos animales, y principalmente la de los peces y repti...
How do you pronounce "escama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escama" is [esˈkama]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escama" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list