escarnio
[esˈkaɾnjo]
The verdict
“escarnio” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #38,684 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,684
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Burla insultante y tenaz que se hace con la intención de afrentar.
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 | escarnio |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈkaɾnjo] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #38,684 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escarnio” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for escarnio is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈkaɾnjo]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,684 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for escarnio, with forms such as "ecsarnio", "esacrnio", and "escanrio". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Escorpio", "esparció", "escaño", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is escarnio, spelled E-S-C-A-R-N-I-O.
Definition
- 1Burla insultante y tenaz que se hace con la intención de afrentar.
- 2Befa o burla para mortificar a otro con acciones o injurias.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecsarnio,esacrnio,escanrio,escarino,escarnnio,escarnoi,escarrnio,esccarnio,escranio,esscarnio,secarnio
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escarnio - 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 “escarnio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-A-R-N-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈkaɾnjo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Escorpio” - see the side-by-side comparison. escarnio vs Escorpio
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.