escardar

[eskaɾˈð̞aɾ]

/[eskaɾˈð̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“escardar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Remover mecánicamente las malas hierbas de un sembrado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escardar · escardar · Spanish

escardar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for escardar
PropertyValue
Headwordescardar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eskaɾˈð̞aɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escardar” en español

escardarqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escardar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [eskaɾˈð̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for escardar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is escardar, spelled E-S-C-A-R-D-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Remover mecánicamente las malas hierbas de un sembrado.
  2. 2
    Por extensión y figuradamente, separar lo bueno de lo malo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how escardar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Escardar o sallar son segun tierras diferentes maneras de nombres: por que cada suerte de gente tiene diferentes vocablos la significacion toda es vna por que esta no se puede variar. quiere dezir limpiar lo sembrado de malas yeruas.
  2. trabajaría por parecerme al hortelano que porque crezcan y medren las buenas yerbas que él siembra y planta, anda de continuo escardando las malas que de suyo se nacen.

Synonyms

apararcarpirdesgatardesherbardeslechugardesyerbardesyuyarescabucharescardillarescavanarsacharsallar

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escardar"?
"escardar" is spelled E-S-C-A-R-D-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eskaɾˈð̞aɾ].
What does "escardar" mean?
As a verb, "escardar" means: Remover mecánicamente las malas hierbas de un sembrado.
How do you pronounce "escardar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escardar" is [eskaɾˈð̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escardar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list