escarlata
[eskaɾˈlat̪a]
The verdict
“escarlata” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,594. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,594
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De coloración roja, viva, que corresponde específicamente al color que daba el antiguo colorante textil «escarlata de Holanda».
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 | escarlata |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [eskaɾˈlat̪a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #27,594 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escarlata” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around escarlata (IPA [eskaɾˈlat̪a]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,594 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "De coloración roja, viva, que corresponde específicamente al color que daba el antiguo colorante textil «escarlata de Holanda».".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for escarlata, with forms such as "ecsarlata", "esacrlata", and "escalrata". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "escalada", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is escarlata, spelled E-S-C-A-R-L-A-T-A.
Definition
- 1De coloración roja, viva, que corresponde específicamente al color que daba el antiguo colorante textil «escarlata de Holanda».
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ecsarlata
- esacrlata
- escalrata
- escaralta
- escarlaat
- escarlatta
- escarllata
- escarltaa
- escarrlata
- esccarlata
- escralata
- esscarlata
- secarlata
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escarlata - 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 “escarlata”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-A-R-L-A-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eskaɾˈlat̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “escalada” - see the side-by-side comparison. escarlata vs escalada
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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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.