escocer
[eskoˈseɾ]
The verdict
“escocer” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de una parte del cuerpo: producir una sensación molesta similar a una quemadura.
Corpus desk
Index ES-escocer · escocer · Spanish
escocer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escocer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [eskoˈseɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escocer” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
escocer is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [eskoˈseɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
escocer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is escocer, spelled E-S-C-O-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una parte del cuerpo: producir una sensación molesta similar a una quemadura.
- 2Causar una sensación molesta, similar a una quemadura.
- 3Producir una sensación de disgusto o aflicción.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how escocer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Los brazos, las piernas y la espalda le escocían allá donde el látigo del maestro Azi le había golpeado repetidamente. Pero dentro de su alma las heridas eran aún más dolorosas.
limpiar una herida con alcohol escuece un poco.
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