escollo
[esˈkoʝo]
The verdict
“escollo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,576 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,576
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5,243
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Peñasco dentro del mar o debajo del agua y que no se descubre bien. Se diferencia del farellón en que este vela sobre la superficie del agua.
Corpus desk
Index ES-escollo · escollo · Spanish
escollo · rank #51,576 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,576
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,243
- PHOTO-FINISH escandaliza
Nearest frequency peer: escandaliza (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “escollo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- episcopales
episcopales
48,428 corpus weight
- equilibra
equilibra
48,427 corpus weight
- escandaliza
escandaliza
48,426 corpus weight
- escollo
escollo
48,425 corpus weight
- esculpido
esculpido
48,423 corpus weight
- escupo
escupo
48,422 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “escollo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escollo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈkoʝo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,576 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “escollo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
escollo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,576 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈkoʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for escollo in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is escollo, spelled E-S-C-O-L-L-O.
Definition
- 1Peñasco dentro del mar o debajo del agua y que no se descubre bien. Se diferencia del farellón en que este vela sobre la superficie del agua.
- 2Cualquier bajo o peligro en general.
- 3Obstáculo, impedimento.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how escollo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
―¿Nos hundimos?―repitió Godfrey. En efecto, el Dream, que había sin duda chocado contra un escollo, estaba sumergido sensiblemente
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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