escondrijo

[eskõn̪ˈd̪ɾixo]

/[eskõn̪ˈd̪ɾixo]/ noun

The verdict

“escondrijo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,052 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,052
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lugar para esconder algo o a alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escondrijo · escondrijo · Spanish

escondrijo · rank #80,052 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,052
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH escrutado

Nearest frequency peer: escrutado (+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 “escondrijo”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escondrijo
PropertyValue
Headwordescondrijo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eskõn̪ˈd̪ɾixo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#80,052
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escondrijo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.escondrijocae 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: “escrutado” (#80,053), “esotéricas” (#80,055), “esbeltas” (#80,048). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escondrijo” va en #80,052. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escondrijo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,052 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eskõn̪ˈd̪ɾixo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lugar para esconder algo o a alguien.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for escondrijo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 escondrijo, spelled E-S-C-O-N-D-R-I-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lugar para esconder algo o a alguien.

Synonyms

esconditeescondredijohuariqueguarida

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 "escondrijo"?
"escondrijo" is spelled E-S-C-O-N-D-R-I-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [eskõn̪ˈd̪ɾixo].
What does "escondrijo" mean?
As a noun, "escondrijo" means: Lugar para esconder algo o a alguien.
How do you pronounce "escondrijo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escondrijo" is [eskõn̪ˈd̪ɾixo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escondrijo" come from?
"escondrijo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list