escoba

[esˈkoβ̞a]

/[esˈkoβ̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“escoba” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,535. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,535
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento de limpieza utilizado para remover del piso, el polvo y basura en general. Esta compuesto por un palo en cuyo extremo se encuentra un haz de fibras.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escoba · escoba · Spanish

escoba · rank #18,535 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,535
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH eruditos

Nearest frequency peer: eruditos (-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 “escoba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “escoba” 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).

escoba vs estaba
67% similar
escoba vs esposa
67% similar
escoba vs escoge
67% similar

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

Key facts for escoba
PropertyValue
Headwordescoba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈkoβ̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,535
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “escoba”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).escobacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “eruditos” (#18,534), “erróneamente” (#18,533), “equivocación” (#18,532). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escoba” va en #18,535. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around escoba (IPA [esˈkoβ̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,535 among 5,243 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for escoba, with forms such as "ecsoba", "escboa", and "esccoba". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "estaba", "esposa", "escoge", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is escoba, spelled E-S-C-O-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento de limpieza utilizado para remover del piso, el polvo y basura en general. Esta compuesto por un palo en cuyo extremo se encuentra un haz de fibras.
  2. 2
    Juego de naipes con baraja española en el que dos jugadores intentan llevarse las cartas de la mesa formando combinaciones que sumen exactamante quince puntos entre la carta que se juega de la mano y una o más cartas que haya en la mesa.
  3. 3
    En el juego de la escoba, acción de llevarse todas las cartas que hay en la mesa, cuando todas, incluyendo la carta jugada, suman exactamente quince puntos.
  4. 4
    Nombre común de varios arbustos con cuyas ramas se hacía el instrumento de limpieza.

Synonyms

escoba del quinceescoba de quinceescoba real

This word in other languages

broom(English)balai(Français)Besen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecsoba
  • escboa
  • esccoba
  • escoab
  • escobba
  • escova
  • esocba
  • esscoba
  • secoba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escoba - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecsoba2escboa2esccoba1escoab2escobba1escova1esocba2esscoba1
Edit distance from "escoba"

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 "escoba"?
"escoba" is spelled E-S-C-O-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkoβ̞a].
What does "escoba" mean?
As a noun, "escoba" means: Instrumento de limpieza utilizado para remover del piso, el polvo y basura en general. Esta compuesto por un palo en cuyo extremo se encuentra un haz de fibras.
What words are commonly confused with "escoba"?
"escoba" is commonly confused with "estaba", "esposa", "escoge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "escoba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escoba" is [esˈkoβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escoba" come from?
"escoba" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

envase#18,528extrae#18,543elogio#18,523durmió#18,520

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

genuina9 variantsgradas9 variantsgringo9 variantsheroica9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list