escayola
[eskaˈʝola]
The verdict
“escayola” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #49,622. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,622
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Composición hecha de cola y yeso de espejuelo, que sirve para hacer figuras, columnas, templetes, altares, festones, y otros adornos de arquitectura.
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 | escayola |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eskaˈʝola] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #49,622 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escayola” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around escayola (IPA [eskaˈʝola]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,622 among 101,141 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for escayola, with forms such as "ecsayola", "esacyola", and "escaoyla". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "escola", "española", "escala", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
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 escayola, spelled E-S-C-A-Y-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1Composición hecha de cola y yeso de espejuelo, que sirve para hacer figuras, columnas, templetes, altares, festones, y otros adornos de arquitectura.
- 2Vendaje para fracturas, endurecido con escayola.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ecsayola
- esacyola
- escaoyla
- escayloa
- escayoal
- escayolla
- escayyola
- esccayola
- escyaola
- esscayola
- secayola
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escayola - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "escayola"?
What does "escayola" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "escayola"?
How do you pronounce "escayola"?
What language does "escayola" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “escayola”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-A-Y-O-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eskaˈʝola] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “escola” - see the side-by-side comparison. escayola vs escola
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Same frequency band
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.