escarbando

[eskaɾˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]

/[eskaɾˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]/ verb

The verdict

“escarbando” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #73,620 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,620
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-escarbando · escarbando · Spanish

escarbando · rank #73,620 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,620
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escabroso

Nearest frequency peer: escabroso (-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 “escarbando”

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 “escarbando” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escarbando
PropertyValue
Headwordescarbando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eskaɾˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,620
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escarbando” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “escabroso” (#73,619), “escoto” (#73,621), “eructo” (#73,618). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escarbando” va en #73,620. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escarbando is uncommon Spanish at frequency #73,620 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [eskaɾˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerundio de escarbar.".

escarbando has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is escarbando, spelled E-S-C-A-R-B-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio de escarbar.

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 "escarbando"?
"escarbando" is spelled E-S-C-A-R-B-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eskaɾˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o].
What does "escarbando" mean?
As a verb, "escarbando" means: Gerundio de escarbar.
How do you pronounce "escarbando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escarbando" is [eskaɾˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escarbando" come from?
"escarbando" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list