escrito
[esˈkɾit̪o]
The verdict
“escrito” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #988 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #988
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cualquier mensaje o texto impreso o manuscrito en una base de papel.
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 | escrito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [esˈkɾit̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #988 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “escrito” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for escrito is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [esˈkɾit̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #988 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cualquier mensaje o texto impreso o manuscrito en una base de papel.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for escrito, with forms such as "ecsrito", "esccrito", and "escirto". 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, "estrato", "escroto", "escueto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is escrito, spelled E-S-C-R-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Cualquier mensaje o texto impreso o manuscrito en una base de papel.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ecsrito,esccrito,escirto,escriot,escritto,escrrito,escrtio,esrcito,esscrito,secrito
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of escrito - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “escrito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is E-S-C-R-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [esˈkɾit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “estrato” - see the side-by-side comparison. escrito vs estrato
- 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.