escollera
[eskoˈʝeɾa]
The verdict
“escollera” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #85,748 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,748
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 101,141
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fila de escollos unidos o casi unidos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escollera |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [eskoˈʝeɾa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #85,748 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escollera” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
escollera is uncommon Spanish at frequency #85,748 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eskoˈʝeɾa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for escollera, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is escollera, spelled E-S-C-O-L-L-E-R-A.
Definition
- 1Fila de escollos unidos o casi unidos.
- 2Construcción de piedras o bloques arrojadas al fondo del agua para formar un dique o muro que actúa como defensa contra el oleaje y la acción de las corrientes
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “escollera”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-O-L-L-E-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [eskoˈʝeɾa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.