escarlatina
[eskaɾlaˈt̪ina]
The verdict
“escarlatina” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #90,886 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,886
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fiebre eruptiva y contagiosa, caracterizada por un exantema difuso en la piel de color rojo, temperatura alta, y angina. Algunas veces de carácter gravísimo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-escarlatina · escarlatina · Spanish
escarlatina · rank #90,886 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,886
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH escandalizados
Nearest frequency peer: escandalizados (-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 “escarlatina”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- equilibrista
equilibrista
9,119 corpus weight
- escandaliza…
escandalizados
9,116 corpus weight
- escarlatina
escarlatina
9,115 corpus weight
- esclarezca
esclarezca
9,114 corpus weight
- escleroderm…
esclerodermia
9,113 corpus weight
- escudarse
escudarse
9,112 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “escarlatina” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escarlatina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eskaɾlaˈt̪ina] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #90,886 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “escarlatina” en español
Rare enough to double-check
escarlatina is uncommon Spanish at frequency #90,886 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eskaɾlaˈt̪ina]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for escarlatina in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is escarlatina, spelled E-S-C-A-R-L-A-T-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Fiebre eruptiva y contagiosa, caracterizada por un exantema difuso en la piel de color rojo, temperatura alta, y angina. Algunas veces de carácter gravísimo.
- 2Tela de lana, parecida a la serafina, de color encarnado o carmesí.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how escarlatina appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Recuerdo cuando dos tercios del colegio se enfermó de escarlatina, y tuvimos que convertir en hospital el Gran Hall.
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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