escarnio

[esˈkaɾnjo]

/[esˈkaɾnjo]/ noun

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The verdict

“escarnio” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,684. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,684
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Burla insultante y tenaz que se hace con la intención de afrentar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escarnio · escarnio · Spanish

escarnio · rank #38,684 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,684
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH erudición

Nearest frequency peer: erudición (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “escarnio”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “escarnio” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

escarnio vs Escorpio
63% similar
escarnio vs esparció
63% similar
escarnio vs escaño
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for escarnio
PropertyValue
Headwordescarnio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈkaɾnjo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,684
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “escarnio”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.escarniocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “erudición” (#38,683), “escroto” (#38,685), “epitafio” (#38,682). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escarnio” va en #38,684. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around escarnio (IPA [esˈkaɾnjo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,684 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Burla insultante y tenaz que se hace con la intención de afrentar.
  2. 2
    Befa o burla para mortificar a otro con acciones o injurias.

Synonyms

acrimoniaacritudagraviobefaburlablasfemiacalumniachacotachungacleuasmodespreciodifamaciónguasaimputacióninsidiairrisiónludibriomofamordacidadofensapitorreopulla

Antonyms

alabanzaamabilidadapologíacortesíadeferenciadelicadezaelogioenaltecimientoencomioexaltaciónformalidadhalagoloaloorpanegíricopiroporequiebrorespetotactourbanidad

This word in other languages

derision(English)dérision(Français)Spott(Deutsch)escárnio(Português)

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.

ecsarnio2esacrnio2escanrio2escarino2escarnnio1escarnoi2escarrnio1esccarnio1
Edit distance from "escarnio"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escarnio"?
"escarnio" is spelled E-S-C-A-R-N-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkaɾnjo].
What does "escarnio" mean?
As a noun, "escarnio" means: Burla insultante y tenaz que se hace con la intención de afrentar.
What words are commonly confused with "escarnio"?
"escarnio" is commonly confused with "Escorpio", "esparció", "escaño". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escarnio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escarnio" is [esˈkaɾnjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escarnio" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "escarnio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

epitafio#38,682espasmos#38,689exaltado#38,698elegirán#38,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

esparce11 variantsestarse11 variantsfaraones11 variantsforward11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list