escoriar

[eskoˈɾjaɾ]

/[eskoˈɾjaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“escoriar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Remover, rasgar, raspar o arrancar parte de la piel o epitelio, dejando la carne descubierta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-escoriar · escoriar · Spanish

escoriar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for escoriar
PropertyValue
Headwordescoriar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[eskoˈɾjaɾ]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escoriar” en español

escoriarno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escoriar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [eskoˈɾjaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Remover, rasgar, raspar o arrancar parte de la piel o epitelio, dejando la carne descubierta.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for escoriar, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is escoriar, spelled E-S-C-O-R-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Remover, rasgar, raspar o arrancar parte de la piel o epitelio, dejando la carne descubierta.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "escoriar"?
"escoriar" is spelled E-S-C-O-R-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [eskoˈɾjaɾ].
What does "escoriar" mean?
As a verb, "escoriar" means: Remover, rasgar, raspar o arrancar parte de la piel o epitelio, dejando la carne descubierta.
How do you pronounce "escoriar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escoriar" is [eskoˈɾjaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escoriar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list