escáner
[esˈkaneɾ]
The verdict
“escáner” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #30,462 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,462
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dispositivo electrónico que explora una imagen y la transforma en datos digitales para procesarlos en otros dispositivos como computadoras.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escáner |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈkaneɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #30,462 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escáner” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for escáner is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈkaneɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,462 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for escáner, with forms such as "ecsáner", "esccáner", and "escnáer". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "escape", "escaño", "escapar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is escáner, spelled E-S-C-Á-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Dispositivo electrónico que explora una imagen y la transforma en datos digitales para procesarlos en otros dispositivos como computadoras.
- 2Aparato para obtener imágenes de una sección del cuerpo mediante resonancia magnética, ultrasonido o rayos X.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecsáner,esccáner,escnáer,escáenr,escánerr,escánner,escánre,esscáner,esácner,secáner
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escáner - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “escáner”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-Á-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈkaneɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “escape” - see the side-by-side comparison. escáner vs escape
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.