escombro

[esˈkõmbɾo]

/[esˈkõmbɾo]/ noun

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The verdict

“escombro” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,135 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,135
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resto de la construcción o de la demolición de una obra de albañilería.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escombro · escombro · Spanish

escombro · rank #66,135 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,135
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escarapela

Nearest frequency peer: escarapela (-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 “escombro”

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 “escombro” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escombro
PropertyValue
Headwordescombro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[esˈkõmbɾo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,135
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escombro” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).escombrocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “escarapela” (#66,134), “escandalosamente” (#66,133), “esparcieron” (#66,137). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escombro” va en #66,135. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escombro is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,135 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [esˈkõmbɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for escombro, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is escombro, spelled E-S-C-O-M-B-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Resto de la construcción o de la demolición de una obra de albañilería.
  2. 2
    Resto de la explotación de una cantera o de una mina.
  3. 3
    Uva pasa de descarte, que se vende como alimento de segunda o para elaboración de vino.
  4. 4
    Especie de pez azul, de porte longilíneo y cilíndrico, con vetas oscuras verticales en el lomo, comestible, de la familia Scombridae.
  5. 5
    Pedúnculo y semillas de pimientos secos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how escombro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cómo calcular el volumen de un relleno de escombros. Un relleno de escombros se compone principalmente de piedra y roca en lugar de tierra fértil. El relleno de escombros es el material utilizado para rellenar huecos o para crear montículos para cambiar la elevación, y es útil para nivelar las áreas para la construcción de carreteras o para levantar la al…
  2. Manejo de estériles de mina. Un sistema moderno de almacenaje de estériles de mina minimiza los efectos sobre el ambiente debidos al drenaje de roca ácida, escorrentía de agua, emisiones de polvo y contaminación visual. El manejo moderno de los estériles de mina requiere que estos sean colocados en una ubicación especialmente preparada dentro de un terrap…

Synonyms

cascajocascotecaballamacarelaxarda

This word in other languages

debris(English)débris(Français)Abraum(Deutsch)entulho(Português)

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 "escombro"?
"escombro" is spelled E-S-C-O-M-B-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [esˈkõmbɾo].
What does "escombro" mean?
As a noun, "escombro" means: Resto de la construcción o de la demolición de una obra de albañilería.
How do you pronounce "escombro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escombro" is [esˈkõmbɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escombro" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

espesura#66,138entrarás#66,125eufórica#66,147enrollar#66,121

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list