escarcha

/[esˈkaɾt͡ʃa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,989

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

escarcha is aSpanishnoun. It means: Capa de hielo cristalino que se forma sobre superficies expuestas a la intemperie que se han enfriado lo suficiente como para provocar la congelación del rocío, o del vapor de agua contenido en el ... Pronounced [esˈkaɾt͡ʃa]. Often confused with escucha.

Key facts for escarcha
PropertyValue
Headwordescarcha
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈkaɾt͡ʃa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,989
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of escarcha in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for escarcha is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈkaɾt͡ʃa]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,989 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for escarcha, with forms such as "ecsarcha", "esacrcha", and "escacrha". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "escucha", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is escarcha, spelled E-S-C-A-R-C-H-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capa de hielo cristalino que se forma sobre superficies expuestas a la intemperie que se han enfriado lo suficiente como para provocar la congelación del rocío, o del vapor de agua contenido en el aire, depositado en ellas.
  2. 2
    El fenómeno climático de reducción de la temperatura hasta el punto de congelación que causa la aparición de escarcha₁.
  3. 3
    Brillantina.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecsarcha,esacrcha,escacrha,escarcah,escarccha,escarchha,escarhca,escarrcha,esccarcha,escracha,esscarcha,secarcha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for escarcha

Misspelling Variants of "escarcha"

ecsarcha8esacrcha8escacrha8escarcah8escarccha9escarchha9escarhca8escarrcha9
Misspelling Variants of "escarcha"

Frequency rank: #42,989 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escarcha"?
"escarcha" is spelled E-S-C-A-R-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkaɾt͡ʃa].
What does "escarcha" mean?
As a noun, "escarcha" means: Capa de hielo cristalino que se forma sobre superficies expuestas a la intemperie que se han enfriado lo suficiente como para provocar la congelación del rocío, o del vapor de agua contenido en el ...
What words are commonly confused with "escarcha"?
"escarcha" is commonly confused with "escucha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escarcha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escarcha" is [esˈkaɾt͡ʃa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escarcha" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.