escollos

[esˈkoʝos]

/[esˈkoʝos]/ noun

The verdict

“escollos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,575 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,575
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de escollo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escollos · escollos · Spanish

escollos · rank #55,575 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,575
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH epítetos

Nearest frequency peer: epítetos (-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 “escollos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “escollos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escollos
PropertyValue
Headwordescollos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈkoʝos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,575
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escollos” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).escolloscae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “epítetos” (#55,574), “escrupulosamente” (#55,577), “escurre” (#55,578). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escollos” va en #55,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escollos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,575 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈkoʝos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de escollo.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for escollos in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 escollos, spelled E-S-C-O-L-L-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de escollo.

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 "escollos"?
"escollos" is spelled E-S-C-O-L-L-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkoʝos].
What does "escollos" mean?
As a noun, "escollos" means: Forma del plural de escollo.
How do you pronounce "escollos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escollos" is [esˈkoʝos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escollos" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list