escarpada

[eskaɾˈpað̞a]

/[eskaɾˈpað̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“escarpada” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,240 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,240
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de escarpado, participio de escarpar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escarpada · escarpada · Spanish

escarpada · rank #70,240 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,240
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH equiparables

Nearest frequency peer: equiparables (-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 “escarpada”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “escarpada” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escarpada
PropertyValue
Headwordescarpada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[eskaɾˈpað̞a]
Letters9
Frequency rank#70,240
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escarpada” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).escarpadacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “equiparables” (#70,239), “entrometido” (#70,237), “escribieran” (#70,243). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escarpada” va en #70,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escarpada is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,240 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [eskaɾˈpað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de escarpado, participio de escarpar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for escarpada, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is escarpada, spelled E-S-C-A-R-P-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de escarpado, participio de escarpar.

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 "escarpada"?
"escarpada" is spelled E-S-C-A-R-P-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eskaɾˈpað̞a].
What does "escarpada" mean?
As a participle, "escarpada" means: Forma del femenino de escarpado, participio de escarpar.
How do you pronounce "escarpada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escarpada" is [eskaɾˈpað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escarpada" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list