esclavo

[esˈklaβ̞o]

/[esˈklaβ̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“esclavo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,425
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no es libre, que está bajo el dominio de otro, perdiendo la capacidad de disponer libremente de sí mismo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-esclavo · esclavo · Spanish

esclavo · rank #7,425 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,425
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escasos

Nearest frequency peer: escasos (-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 “esclavo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “esclavo” 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).

esclavo vs Eslava
57% similar
esclavo vs eslavos
71% similar
esclavo vs esclavos
88% similar

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

Key facts for esclavo
PropertyValue
Headwordesclavo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[esˈklaβ̞o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,425
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “esclavo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).esclavocae 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 “escasos” (#7,424), “escritas” (#7,426), “enviados” (#7,423). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “esclavo” va en #7,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around esclavo (IPA [esˈklaβ̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,425 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 esclavo, with forms such as "ecslavo", "escalvo", and "escclavo". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Eslava", "eslavos", "esclavos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is esclavo, spelled E-S-C-L-A-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no es libre, que está bajo el dominio de otro, perdiendo la capacidad de disponer libremente de sí mismo.
  2. 2
    Sujeto a un vicio, una pasión o un deber, del que es incapaz de independizarse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how esclavo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es esclavo de sus besos.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecslavo
  • escalvo
  • escclavo
  • esclabo
  • esclaov
  • esclavvo
  • escllavo
  • esclvao
  • eslcavo
  • essclavo
  • seclavo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of esclavo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ecslavo2escalvo2escclavo1esclabo1esclaov2esclavvo1escllavo1esclvao2
Edit distance from "esclavo"

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 "esclavo"?
"esclavo" is spelled E-S-C-L-A-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈklaβ̞o].
What does "esclavo" mean?
As an adjective, "esclavo" means: Que no es libre, que está bajo el dominio de otro, perdiendo la capacidad de disponer libremente de sí mismo.
What words are commonly confused with "esclavo"?
"esclavo" is commonly confused with "Eslava", "eslavos", "esclavos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "esclavo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "esclavo" is [esˈklaβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "esclavo" come from?
"esclavo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list