escolta
[esˈkol̪t̪a]
The verdict
“escolta” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #11,401 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #11,401
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Individuo dedicado a la protección de la seguridad personal de una personalidad contra posibles ataques.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | escolta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈkol̪t̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #11,401 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escolta” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for escolta is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈkol̪t̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,401 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for escolta, with forms such as "ecsolta", "esccolta", and "esclota". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "escote", "escort", "escrita", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 escolta, spelled E-S-C-O-L-T-A.
Definition
- 1Individuo dedicado a la protección de la seguridad personal de una personalidad contra posibles ataques.
- 2Nave o aeronave militar que acompaña a otras en su desplazamiento como medida de protección.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecsolta,esccolta,esclota,escolat,escollta,escoltta,escotla,esoclta,esscolta,secolta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escolta - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “escolta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-O-L-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈkol̪t̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “escote” - see the side-by-side comparison. escolta vs escote
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.