escarpados

[eskaɾˈpað̞os]

/[eskaɾˈpað̞os]/ participle

The verdict

“escarpados” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,966 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,966
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-escarpados · escarpados · Spanish

escarpados · rank #81,966 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,966
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH erga

Nearest frequency peer: erga (-2 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 “escarpados”

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 “escarpados” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escarpados
PropertyValue
Headwordescarpados
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[eskaɾˈpað̞os]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,966
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escarpados” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “erga” (#81,964), “escoltando” (#81,968), “escolástico” (#81,969). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escarpados” va en #81,966. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escarpados is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,966 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [eskaɾˈpað̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de escarpado, participio de escarpar.".

escarpados doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is escarpados, spelled E-S-C-A-R-P-A-D-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural 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 "escarpados"?
"escarpados" is spelled E-S-C-A-R-P-A-D-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [eskaɾˈpað̞os].
What does "escarpados" mean?
As a participle, "escarpados" means: Forma del plural de escarpado, participio de escarpar.
How do you pronounce "escarpados"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escarpados" is [eskaɾˈpað̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escarpados" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list