escotilla

[eskoˈt̪iʝa]

/[eskoˈt̪iʝa]/ noun

The verdict

“escotilla” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,487 among 5,243 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,487
frequency rank, Spanish
5,243
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abertura grande, cuadrada o rectangular que se deja en varios puntos de las crujías de todas las cubiertas, para bajar a las inferiores e introducir y extraer efectos de armamento o carga. Toma el ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-escotilla · escotilla · Spanish

escotilla · rank #58,487 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,487
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,243
  • PHOTO-FINISH esbozos

Nearest frequency peer: esbozos (-2 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 “escotilla”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for escotilla
PropertyValue
Headwordescotilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[eskoˈt̪iʝa]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,487
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “escotilla” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).escotillacae 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: “esbozos” (#58,485), “esforzaron” (#58,489), “esbozar” (#58,484). Entre 5,243 lemas con “E”, “escotilla” va en #58,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

escotilla is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,487 among 5,243 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [eskoˈt̪iʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abertura grande, cuadrada o rectangular que se deja en varios puntos de las crujías de todas las cubiertas, para bajar a las inferiores e introducir y extraer efectos de armamento o carga. Toma el ...".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for escotilla, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is escotilla, spelled E-S-C-O-T-I-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abertura grande, cuadrada o rectangular que se deja en varios puntos de las crujías de todas las cubiertas, para bajar a las inferiores e introducir y extraer efectos de armamento o carga. Toma el nombre del paraje en que está situada; como escotilla mayor, escotilla de proa, de la despensa, etc.

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); 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 "escotilla"?
"escotilla" is spelled E-S-C-O-T-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [eskoˈt̪iʝa].
What does "escotilla" mean?
As a noun, "escotilla" means: Abertura grande, cuadrada o rectangular que se deja en varios puntos de las crujías de todas las cubiertas, para bajar a las inferiores e introducir y extraer efectos de armamento o carga. Toma el ...
How do you pronounce "escotilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "escotilla" is [eskoˈt̪iʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "escotilla" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list