escaparate
[eskapaˈɾat̪e]
The verdict
“escaparate” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #27,215 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #27,215
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Armario acristalado en el que se exhiben objetos decorativos o productos.
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 | escaparate |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eskapaˈɾat̪e] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #27,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escaparate” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for escaparate is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [eskapaˈɾat̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,215 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for escaparate, with forms such as "ecsaparate", "esacparate", and "escaaprate". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "escaparse", "escaparates", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is escaparate, spelled E-S-C-A-P-A-R-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1Armario acristalado en el que se exhiben objetos decorativos o productos.
- 2Por extensión, espacio acristalado que muestra al exterior de las tiendas la mercancía que en ella se vende.
- 3Por extensión, circunstancia o evento propicio para la exhibición pública y difusión de algo.
- 4Atuendo o apariencia llamativa de algo.
- 5Mueble cerrado, dotado de estantes o cajones.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecsaparate,esacparate,escaaprate,escapaarte,escaparaet,escaparatte,escaparrate,escapartae,escapparate,escapraate,esccaparate,escpaarate,esscaparate,secaparate
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escaparate - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “escaparate”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-A-P-A-R-A-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eskapaˈɾat̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “escaparse” - see the side-by-side comparison. escaparate vs escaparse
- 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.