escarnecer
[eskaɾneˈseɾ]
The verdict
“escarnecer” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer burla o mofa insultante de alguien con el fin de ofender y afrentar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-escarnecer · escarnecer · Spanish
escarnecer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escarnecer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eskaɾneˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “escarnecer” en español
Rare enough to double-check
escarnecer is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [eskaɾneˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacer burla o mofa insultante de alguien con el fin de ofender y afrentar.".
escarnecer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. 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.
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 escarnecer, spelled E-S-C-A-R-N-E-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer burla o mofa insultante de alguien con el fin de ofender y afrentar.
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.